Mental Health Clinician
- Classification: Mental Health Clinician
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Urgent Mental Health & Single Session Walk-In
- Primary Location: South Calgary Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.65
- Posting End Date: 02-MAY-2024
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 20-MAY-2024
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 39
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of one of the following programs: a Master's degree in Psychology, a Bachelor's degree in Social Work incorporating education in mental health assessment, brief counseling, and crisis intervention, a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with similar educational components, a Bachelor's degree in Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and brief counseling, or a Bachelor's degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:Recent experience in the last 5 years providing both mental health assessments and single session therapy to individuals with addiction and mental health concerns. Certified training with a minimum of 2 years applied experience in the last five years in individual therapy modalities, specifically requiring two of the following: DBT, CBT, MI or SFT. Advanced crisis management skills including suicide risk assessments, intervention and treatment, de-escalation skills and the ability to triage the client’s wellness. BLS.
Preferred Qualifications:Master’s Degree preferred. Strong knowledge of medical co-morbidities, psychotropic medications, and DSM 5 with experience providing provisional diagnosis. Experience with complex addiction and mental health presentations with multiple barriers to wellness. Experience within an acute, urgent care, or crisis setting preferred. Knowledge of community resources and the referral path ways. NVCI.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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