Job Description

Department of Mental Health
Seniors Mental Health Service
St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton

As a premier academic and research healthcare organization, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is committed to making a difference in people’s lives and in our community through integrated health services and internationally recognized programs. Our threefold mission is to provide dynamic research, revolutionary methods in health sciences education, and the highest standard of clinical care in a spirit of compassion, innovation and commitment.

SJHH is a member of the St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS), and is affiliated with McMaster University and Mohawk College.

SJHH has earned a national reputation for outstanding patient care and innovative medical and surgical treatments. The Hospital is particularly well known for excellence in respiratory care, kidney and urinary care, mental health and addictions, surgical services, cancer surgery and women’s and infants’ care.

St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton is seeking interested geriatric psychiatrists to work in our Halton Seniors Mental Health Outreach Service

The Halton Seniors Mental Health Outreach service combines in office, in home, virtual and long term care assessments, according to patient needs.

In this position you will:

• Provide consultation and follow up assessments to patients referred to the Halton Seniors Mental Health Outreach service, in a shared care model with primary care providers,
  in collaboration with program case managers
• Work as a member of a multidisciplinary team which includes nursing and allied staff.

The position is part time, one day per week, and attracts sessional funding support.

The successful candidate will hold a valid Ontario CPSO license and be a trained geriatric psychiatrist with FRCPC or equivalent. There will be an expectation that the physician will be eligible for a Faculty position with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, and that they will have an interest and aptitude for teaching and/or clinical research.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Dr. Jonathan Crowson (Head of Service, Seniors Mental Health Service) at jcrowson@stjosham.on.ca or the Chief of Mental Health and Addictions, Dr. Maxine Lewis at lewism@stjosham.on.ca