Psychiatrist

Apollo Applied Research is a virtual medical clinic offering its patients an accessible path to medical cannabis treatment. We offer effective treatments for many chronic health conditions such as pain, anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD and more through an evidence-based approach to empower our patients to take control of their overall health. We have a team of experienced health care professionals dedicated to patient care and medical cannabis education. We are actively seeking new and better ways to treat our patients’ illnesses with medical cannabis across Canada.

Apollo is a growing organization in the exciting, fast-paced, and evolving industry of medical cannabis. Working at Apollo provides our employees with an atmosphere of ongoing professional advancement opportunities, learning, challenges, and problem solving. Our teams consist of dedicated and empathetic professionals with a diverse set of perspectives, experiences, and collaboration to maximize our collective impact.

The Opportunity

Apollo has clinical hours available for a psychiatrist to primarily support our veteran patients from the Canadian Armed Forces, providing virtual consultations on medical cannabis treatment.

The candidate can be licensed in any province.

We offer:

• Full training provided

• Full administrative support

• Flexible days and hours

• An extensive multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Provide virtual consultations for veteran patients, using specialist expertise to review medical cannabis treatment plans prescribed by healthcare practitioners, determine if they are reasonable and necessary, and complete and submit relevant documentation.

• Provide psychological case management input and recommendations to the interdisciplinary team members regarding patient progress, psycho-social barriers, and conflict management.

• Help educate patients on the use of cannabis as a medicine

• Other duties assigned.

Experience

• Medical degree and registration in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of your province

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal in English

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and to manage a busy workload

• Team-oriented approach with existing team members and healthcare practitioners

• Highly organized with strong time management skills

• Informed and abreast of relevant scientific research and/or willing to learn more

• Previous work with veterans and/or medical cannabis is an asset

• Bilingualism is an asset

Other Details

This is a part-time position based remotely in Canada.

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