Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways in Healthcare.

Humber River Health (HRH) is a prominent 1.8 million square foot fully digital acute care facility in Canada
equipped with state-of-the-art technology and catering to a wide range of medical needs. It serves a
population of over 850000 individuals residing in the northwest Greater Toronto Area. HRH operates 722
inpatient beds with over 4000 staff approximately 800 physicians and over 1000 addition
to its Wilson Site HRH includes the Reactivation Care Centres (RCCs) at the Finch and Church Campuses
which represent a unique partnership among multiple hospitals in the GTA with a focus on delivery of
specialised care to patients who have been designated as Alternative Level of Care.

As Canadas first fully digital hospital and home of the first digital Command Centre in Canada our
commitment to innovation research and academic excellence remains at the core of our organization.
The HRH Research Institute drives the hospitals pioneering position in digital healthcare innovation. Our
Command Centre serves as the central hub for managing patient flow and enhancing care quality. We
prioritize patient safety and high-reliability care by leveraging closed-loop automation robotics
predictive analytics and artificial intelligence. We have developed advanced patient flow and care
monitoring tools supported by the Command Centre enabling us to use real-time data feeds from across
the Hospital to improve patient flow patient safety and outcomes.

Our focus on equity and inclusivity is something we share with our partners at the North Western Toronto
(NWT) Ontario Health Team (OHT). Our mission is to work together with our community to deliver
innovative safe and equitable healthcare.

HRH has developed short and long-term objectives that are outlined in the 2023-26 Strategic Plan with a
core direction of advancing HRH as a community academic healthcare institution. Examples include:

Evolve workflows and align scopes of practices to improve patient care and the provider
experience;
Adopt and refine technology to promote exceptional patient care and outcomes;
Pursue partnerships and integration opportunities to advance equitable and inclusive care for
our community; and
Advance our medical education programs.

As an associate member of the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) HRH provides many
academic opportunities to all professions. We have established the Schulich Family Medicine Teaching Unit
(FMTU) in partnership with the University of Toronto further strengthening our commitment to academic
excellence. The Schulich Family FMTU provides opportunities for residents to learn with academic and
community-based family physicians. Residents also have access to interdisciplinary health professionals to
support collaborative learning and comprehensive care experience.

EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Right now we are looking for:

ADULT OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIST

Department and Program Overview
This is a unique opportunity to join a collegial Department with over thirty active members in a community
academic hospital. HRH has a strong and diverse Mental Health & Addictions Program occupying the fifth
floor of our new state-of-the-art facility with diverse outpatient programs fifty-eight adult inpatient beds
six child and adolescent beds and a dedicated Emergency Psychiatry Unit in the Emergency
Department. Our programming includes a robust addictions program a new neurostimulation program
featuring rTMS and a new Acute Behavioural Unit in partnership with Geriatrics. Our general adult
outpatient care has been recently redesigned to a stepped-care model; innovative redesigns are also
underway in urgent care the psychosis care continuum and transitional age programming.

Position Summary
We are currently recruiting one full-time general adult outpatient psychiatrist. Experience and/or
interest in addictions older adults womens mental health and/or outpatient consultation-liaison
medical/surgical populations will be particularly valued.
In addition to demonstrated clinical excellence and outstanding interpersonal skills you require relevant
certification from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and are a member of the
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario.
HRH has an expectation that all physicians will apply for an academic appointment in the Temerty Faculty
of Medicine University of Toronto. Your support for medical learners is key to our strategic plan as an
academic centre and our participation as a member of TAHSN.

Interested Applicants
Applications will be accepted until November 10th 2025 however the positions may remain open until
filled or recruitment is closed.

We encourage all interested candidates to apply in confidence by forwarding: (1) Letter of Interest and (2)
up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Application package should be submitted to:

Dr. Steven Selchen
Chief of Psychiatry
Humber River Health
1235 Wilson Avenue
Toronto ON M3M 0B2
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Why choose Humber River Health

At Humber River Health our staff physicians and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are
proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Torontos Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We
support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently
wows with our unwavering commitment to staff physician and volunteer engagement. We are a member
of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and
academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of
compassion professionalism and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River
Health is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups including but not limited
to individuals who identity as Indigenous racialized seniors persons living with disabilities women and
those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race creed sex sexual orientation gender
identity or expression age religion disability medical condition or any protected category prohibited by
the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at
Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

The hospital reserves the right not to appoint anyone to this position.

This position is being posted in response to an existing vacancy at Humber River Health.