Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Role and Facility Information

Family Practitioner, Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
B.C. Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS)
Regular, Part Time (2 clinics per week)
Maple Ridge, BC

What you’ll do

We are seeking a Family Practitioner (FP) at the Alouette Correctional Centre to help us improve access to primary health care as well as mental health and substance use support for clients in correctional centres. The FP is an important member of the health care team and works alongside other health care experts on a supportive and inter-professional team to provide quality care for clients and help them live an active life during their time in custody and as they reintegrate into the community.

What you bring

• Qualifications
  Eligible for provisional or full licensure with CPSBC
  Certification with the College of Family Physicians, or equivalent, is mandatory.
• Experience
  Experience in working with patients across a broad spectrum of psychiatric illness, substance use disorders, and personality difficulties
  Experience in Correctional Health
• Assets
  Additional Certification or Training

How to apply

To apply in confidence, please send your curriculum vitae along with a letter of interest to:
Health Match BC

What we do

As part of the provincial mental health services continuum, BCMHSUS provides a diverse range of specialized, "one-of-a-kind" tertiary mental health and substance use services to adults across the province. These include services located at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and six regional clinics, the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women.

In addition to delivering these clinical services, BCMHSUS provides provincial leadership for system-wide improvement through its work in:

• health promotion and illness prevention
• knowledge exchange
• research and academic teaching

Compensation

Compensation Type: Salary