The Nanaimo Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) program is looking for an Addiction Medicine, Family Physician to provide part-time services with the Complex Care Housing (CCH) Team in Nanaimo. Services will occur on-site at three supportive housing locations in Nanaimo: Samaritan Place, Wesley Street, and Prideaux Place. The patient population consists of complex, difficult-to-house individuals with moderate to severe mental health, substance use, or chronic medical co-morbidities, behavior problems, history of violence, and hoarding, in order to support individuals in retaining housing.
The successful candidate will provide General Practitioner (GP) Addiction Medicine Services to clients living with complex medical conditions, including persistent mental health and/or substance use disorders to all CCH clients at Tillicum Apartments, as well as at various locations as required in an outreach setting.
Services to be provided include:
Primary care for acute and chronic medical conditions.
Screening and treatment of STIs and viral blood-borne illnesses.
Specialty referrals as appropriate.
Addiction medicine services including assessment and provision of OAT, alcohol anti-craving medications, Safer Supply, harm reduction, and possibly low-risk alcohol withdrawal management.
Mental health support in collaboration with the program Psychiatrist, including assessment, referral, and continuation of psychiatric medications.
The physician must have methadone prescribing ability and preferably advanced AM skills.
The successful candidate, as part of the multidisciplinary CCH team, will work in collaboration with Nursing, Social Work, Mental Health Support workers, Occupational Therapy, as well as peer support workers and persons with lived and living experience.
Island Health is part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Island Medical Program. The successful candidate will be required to provide teaching and training for medical students and residents. A clinical faculty appointment at UBC is necessary.
Start Date : As soon as possible
Benefits : Furnished office space, computer, and administrative support provided.
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