Clinical Counsellor, Primary Care

Fraser Health; Mission; Presencial; CAD 62 000 - 77 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Four weeks vacation

Health benefits

Pension plan

Resumo da oferta

Fraser Health Authority in Mission, BC is seeking a Clinical Counsellor to provide short-term intervention and case management for individuals and families affected by mental health and substance use disorders. You will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop shared care plans and deliver trauma-informed, client-centered care.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, evidence-based practices, and collaboration with psychiatrists and other providers to ensure timely, effective services.

Qualificações

• Master's degree in Counselling Psychology, Social Work or related field and eligible for professional registration.
• 2+ years of related experience in mental health/substance use settings.
• Strong CBT knowledge and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary shared care team and coordinate care.

Responsabilidades

• Provide short-term brief intervention and crisis support.
• Assess client needs and participate in shared care planning.
• Screen referrals and respond to urgent cases with rapid crisis intervention.
• Execute treatment plans and monitor outcomes; follow up as needed.
• Communicate with psychiatrists and the care team on client progress.
• Refer to appropriate agencies and share information for complex cases.
• Deliver psychoeducation to clients and families.
• Identify gaps in services and help improve care coordination.
• Provide education sessions to teams and community partners.
• Assist in program evaluation and quality improvement.
• Prepare and maintain clinical documentation and reports.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Crisis counselling

CBT knowledge

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Client assessment

Trauma-informed approach

Care coordination

Empathy and rapport building

Formação académica

Master's in Counselling Psychology

Master's in Social Work

Eligible for professional registration

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85 - $56.02 / hour

Job Summary

Come work with us!

We are committed to planetary health; we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including earning four weeks of vacation in your first year, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Detailed Overview

The Clinical Counsellor provides consultation, assessment, short term case management and brief intervention services on complex cases to individuals and families who present with and are affected by serious and persistent mental disorders and/or substance use; assesses referred clients and/or accepts the client for short term case management or makes referrals to other community services where appropriate. As part of the interdisciplinary shared care team, collaborates in the development of shared care plans and provides comprehensive case consultation and follow-up support on treatment decisions.

Provides client and family-centered care through a trauma-informed approach and evidence-informed practices; establishes a dignifying, purposeful and trusting relationship with clients, promoting self-determination and independence; encourages knowledge exchange in day-to-day activities, and empowers clients and natural supports to engage and connect within their communities; ensures clients and their family members are supported in navigating the health care system.

Responsibilities

1. Provides short term brief intervention and support to clients affected by mental illness and/or substance use, including people in crisis, utilizing crisis intervention and short-term cognitive behavioural therapy based on treatment goals.
2. Assesses client needs and available services and contributes to the shared care plan with the clients input. Facilitates clients' utilization of appropriate community services and rehabilitative programs through methods such as researching available services, liaising with the service and program providers and providing advice and consultation to colleagues in order to ensure clients receive appropriate and timely service delivery and continuity of care.
3. Screens referrals from the interdisciplinary team by gathering background information, determining service priorities and providing rapid response to urgent referrals, providing outreach, crisis intervention, and short-term treatment stabilization, and referral.
4. Carries out treatment plans and interventions, provision of support and crisis intervention, including facilitation of hospitalization where necessary. Follows-up, monitors, and evaluates treatment outcomes.
5. Communicates and consults with psychiatrists and interdisciplinary shared care team regarding client care and progress.
6. Provides referral to appropriate agencies and collaborative information sharing of psychiatric situations including substance use/dependence .
7. Delivers psychoeducation sessions to clients and their families by using various group processes and theory.
8. Identifies gaps and problems with service and recommends solutions to assist in the development and maintenance of a coordinated mental health care system within the community.
9. Provides education and information sessions regarding mental health issues to the interdisciplinary shared care team, and to government/non-government agencies, in conjunction with other community groups and agencies as needed.
10. Assists in the evaluation of the program and in monitoring quality improvement activities, standards of practice, policies and procedures.
11. Maintains written reports and statistics and prepares written reports and clinical documentation according to established policies and procedures.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Master's in Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other related discipline from an accredited educational institution. Eligible for registration with relevant professional association.

Two (2) years of recent related experience in community and/or hospital settings providing programs for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive clinical counselling and therapy skills including crisis counselling.
• Demonstrated clinical skills in working with the seriously mentally ill.
• Thorough knowledge of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as a therapeutic modality.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of mental health psychiatric assessment skills, crisis intervention techniques, de-escalation techniques, brief/short-term therapy skills and interventions, abnormal psychology, general counselling theory/principles, DSM V multi-axial diagnosis, community response procedures, community resource utilization and knowledge of psycho-pharmacology used in psychiatric treatment.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of substance use, relapse prevention and harm reduction.
• Ability to undertake client assessment tools.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with others effectively, including establishing and maintaining rapport with psychotic, crisis-prone, non-compliant people, and working collaboratively and co-operatively with other care providers to facilitate and enhance interdisciplinary, inter-departmental, and interagency communication and problem solving.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to network with other services and agencies.
• Ability to work on interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Ability to work independently under the direction of physicians, nurse practitionerand/or psychiatrist.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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