Job Description / Duties
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for the Victoria Hospital and the Mental Health Unit in Prince Albert. The child psychiatrist must have the training and experience necessary to deal with a wide range of child and adolescent mental health issues; additional training in addictions would be beneficial.

Prince Albert Mental Health Center offers confidential community-based mental health assessment, treatment/counseling, and consultative services. Services can be accessed by family or self-referral, physician referral, agency or school referral. Psychiatric referrals are accepted by physicians only. The clinic is staffed by Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Mental Health Therapists, and clerical/support staff.
The Prince Albert Mental Health Inpatient Unit is one of three mental health units in the province that provides inpatient psychiatric services to child & youth psychiatry patients. Services are provided in the community, ou1patients services and in the child/youth inpatient unit at the Victoria Hospital. The inpatient unit has a 29 adult inpatient beds and a dedicated 10 inpatient beds for child & youth. The role is responsible for providing psychiatry services to some communities within the region and as such travel is required.

Supporting departments: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Radiologists, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Gynecology and Obstetrics and Urology.

The largest Centre in the region is Prince Albert- regarded as Saskatchewan Gateway to the North with a population of 45,000. There are many lakes and outdoor camping sites, and the natural setting of Prince Albert National Park.
Terms of Employment
Successful candidates will hold certification or be eligible for certification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada www.royalcollege.ca

* Individuals must be eligible for provisional or regular licensure from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) www.cps.sk.ca

* Applicants must have successfully achieved their English Language Proficiency Exam (IELTS) and the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE) as requirements for licensure with the CPSS.

* In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada.
Required Skills
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
– Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Doctoral Degree (preferred)
Salary Type
Salaried
Remuneration Details
$491,576.00 per year
Incentives/Benefits
Psychiatry Recruitment and Retention Incentive
Program Overview
The Psychiatry Recruitment and Retention Incentive is available to specialist Psychiatrists providing full time service in qualifying Saskatchewan communities.

Physicians practicing Psychiatry in the regional centres of North Battleford, Yorkton, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert or Lloydminster qualify for up to $200,000:
Year 1 – $40,000 after 12 months of practice
Year 2 – $40,000 after 24 months of practice
Year 3 – $20,000 after 36 months of practice
Year 4 – $50,000 after 48 months of practice
Year 5 – $50,000 after 60 months of practice

Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility will be determined on an annual basis. Eligible physicians will receive their incentive once they have completed the given year of service.

To be eligible for the incentive, physician applicants must meet all the following criteria:
· Establish full time practice on or after June 1, 2023 in an eligible community in Saskatchewan. An eligible community includes:
· Regional Centre Incentive – North Battleford, Yorkton, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Lloydminster
· Physicians must be new to practice in Saskatchewan. The program applies to Specialist Psychiatrists.
· Must be a Member of Practitioner Staff with the Saskatchewan Health Authority in good standing and hold an active license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
· Provide 220 service days or more in Psychiatry in the eligible community. Providing less than 220 days of service will not qualify for the incentive.
· Have provided service during at least ten (10) of the previous twelve (12) months of each service.
· To remain eligible, a physician must remain in the same community for each of the 5 years consecutively.
· Physicians providing locum service do not qualify.
· Physicians who relocate within Saskatchewan do not qualify.
· Physicians can only receive the incentive once in a lifetime.

Please note all applicants must meet the above eligibility criteria in a given year to be considered. Eligibility in a given year does not guarantee eligibility in any other year, nor does it guarantee that the program will not be subject to change at any time.

Application
Each physician practicing in Saskatchewan who meets the eligibility criteria will be considered at the end of each year of practice. No application will be required.
Remuneration Details
$491,576.00 per year
Organization
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Street Address
1092 107th Street
City
North Battleford
State / Province
Saskatchewan
ZIP / Postal Code
S9A 1Z1
Contact Phone
3064468605
Email
april.matlock@saskhealthauthority.ca