Mental Health Clinician, Emergency Services

Sinai Health System; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Toronto seeks a Mental Health Clinician to provide critical care in an emergency setting. Responsibilities include triage, direct patient assessment, crisis intervention, and community network navigation. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and at least 3 years of experience in mental health. This position supports a dynamic team environment and emphasizes culturally sensitive approaches to patient care. Engagement in mental wellness initiatives is key to this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in an acute care or emergency mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage, consultations, direct assessments, crisis interventions, counselling and disposition planning for patients.
• Work in outpatient post ED care clinic, providing resource navigation and counselling.

Skills

Knowledge of psychiatric disorders

Crisis intervention skills

Proactive problem-solving

Decision making

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or Master’s Degree in health-related discipline

Current member in good standing with relevant regulatory college

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about empowering individuals to overcome challenges and achieve their potential? As a Mental Health Clinician, you'll have the unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in people's lives, forging connections as you guide them on their journey to mental wellness.

This is a great opportunity for those seeking to expand their expertise within an interprofessional, collaborative academic hospital setting. Sinai Health’s Psychiatry Department offers an opportunity to provide direct patient care across a variety of clinical programs. This opportunity is within Psychiatry Emergency Services.

In this role you will:

• Provide triage, consultations, direct assessments, crisis interventions, counselling and disposition planning for patients with mental health and addictions challenges in the ED environment
• Apply crisis intervention skills including violence and suicide risk assessment and safety planning
• Utilize and demonstrate a comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and clinical competence in caring for patients with psychiatric illness and addictions challenges
• Promote and support the maintenance of safe patient care in a work environment that encompasses a trauma-informed care approach
• Deliver patient and family centered care with an emphasis on assessment, education, prevention, harm reduction and restoration of health in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner
• Adapt approach to meet the demands and needs of constantly changing conditions, situations and people
• Utilize comprehensive knowledge of community mental health and addictions networks to assist with system navigation and to facilitate linkages and referrals to community and hospital programs across a broad range of sectors to support disposition planning
• Act as a resource consultant to assist ED physicians and nursing staff to ensure excellence in patient care
• Work in outpatient post ED care clinic, providing time limited resource navigation, counselling and ongoing safety assessments

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Successful completion of either a Bachelor of Nursing or a Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline (including Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology)
• Current member in good standing with a relevant regulatory college: College of Nurses of Ontario, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts of Ontario (authorized for autonomous practice), or College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (authorized for independent practice)
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in an acute care or emergency mental health setting

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders, crisis intervention skills, support for addiction issues, interventions for severe and persistent mental illness
• Excellent organizational, communication, time management and interpersonal skills, along with ability to work effectively as a team member in a dynamic, inter-professional environment
• Knowledge of the Ontario Mental Health Act, mental health reform principles, the Substitute Decisions Act, the Health Care Consent Act and PHIPA requirements
• Proactively able to identify opportunities for and make continuous process improvement to prevent harm and improve client outcomes
• Demonstrated decision making, problem recognition, problem solving skills, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work effectively independently and under high pressure conditions
• A specialty-based focus in mental health and addictions care, crisis assessment, intervention and management, as well as skills including: counselling, safety planning, and resource navigation

Open Date

12/10/2025

Posting Deadline

12/24/2025

All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date.

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess.

Sinai Health is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care. We deliver excellent care in hospital, community and home, focusing on the comprehensive needs of people. Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. Clinical areas of specialization include rehabilitation and complex continuing care, surgery and oncology, urgent and critical care, and women’s and infants’ health. The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ranks among the top ten biomedical research institutes in the world. Sinai Health is a full affiliate of the University of Toronto.

As an equal opportunity employer who understands that diversity enriches our community and culture, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, disabled people/people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact 416-586-4800 ext. 7050, or email [e-mail] .