Psychiatric Services – St. John’s, NFLD Parole Office

This requirement is for:

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychiatrist for offenders released in the Community and still under the care and responsibility of CSC in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, from the St. John’s Parole Office located in the Atlantic Region.

Trade agreement: This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Health Services require the services of a psychiatrist for offenders released in the Community and still under the care and responsibility of CSC in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, from the St. John’s Parole Office located in the Atlantic Region. The psychiatrist will provide psychiatric care services to offenders and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health services team that includes, but is not limited to nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and other allied healthcare professionals.

Objectives:

Provide essential mental health services to offenders at the St. John’s Parole Office as a psychiatrist.

Deliverables:

The Contractor must provide mental health services to offenders with serious mental illness, as requested by the Project Authority, in accordance with the National Essential Health Services Framework including any amendment to this Framework issued by CSC during the contract period and any optional period if and when exercised by CSC.

These services include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Assess and treat individual offenders;
2. Participate in discharge and release planning as requested;
3. Provide consultation to other health care providers to ensure continuity of care. This includes providing consultation to community mental health service providers and the prescribing physician if the offender is residing in the community;
4. Provide consultation and advice on mental health services to the mental health team and/or institutional management as requested;
5. Provide educational sessions as requested;
6. Participate in meetings including Medical Advisory Committees, case conferences and other related activities as requested;
7. Participate in CSC training, including orientation to CSC and risk assessment training as requested;
8. Participate in the evaluation of the efficiency, quality and delivery of services, including, but not limited to, participation in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews and incident report reviews as well as the Accreditation process;
9. Provide consultation services for the resolution of CSC internal offender grievance and investigative processes as requested;
10. Provide Telepsychiatry sessions (psychiatric services by videoconference) to offenders as requested and approved by the Project Authority.

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 with the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21201-19-2900902

Contracting Authority: Lise Bourque

Telephone number: 506-851-6977

Facsimile number: 506-851-6327

E-mail: lise.bourque@csc-scc.gc.ca

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