Mental Health Clinician

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, South Health Campus

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00497161 Requisition #

📅   : May 13, 2025 Post Date

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Acute Care Alberta: N

Primary Care Alberta: N

Recovery Alberta: Y

Classification: Mental Health Clinician

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Mental Health Day Hospital

Primary Location: South Health Campus

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 20-MAY-2025

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 30-MAY-2025

Temporary End Date: 31-MAY-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 60

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $39.48

Maximum Salary: $52.50

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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:

Masters degree required for Psychologists. Authorization to perform psychosocial interventions as applicable Minimum 3 years recent experience in Addiction and Mental Health required. Minimum 1-2 years experience providing group-based treatment to a similar population. Case management, mental health assessment, consultation and crisis stabilization experience required. Strong stabilization based, psychoeducational groups skills required Training and experience with trauma-informed, MI, CBT and/or DBT models required. Comprehensive discharge planning experience, including knowledge of Calgary zone addiction and mental health resources. Strong computer and word processing skills required. Current BLS Certification required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing time-limited goal-focused care focused on stabilization. Basic knowledge of DSM 5, medical co-morbidities and psychotropic medications. Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team setting. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills. Strong decision making and organizational skills. 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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