MHSU Counselling & Treatment Clinician | ASTAT

Interior Health Authority; Salmon Arm; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Paid training/education

Vacation benefits

Insurance premiums paid

Extended health & dental

Municipal Pension Plan

Balanced lifestyle

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Salmon Arm, BC, is hiring a relief full-time Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Counselling & Treatment Clinician for the ASTAT team. The role focuses on advanced assessment, treatment, and coordination for complex cases, with collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

The position runs 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, supporting individuals with co-occurring disorders in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Advanced assessment and therapeutic skills for complex cases.
• Experience with co-occurring disorders and crisis situations.
• Trauma-informed, recovery-oriented practice.
• Strong clinical judgment and ethical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive bio/psycho/social services to optimize recovery and functioning.
• Arranges access to specialized services such as substance use, forensic/criminal justice, developmental disability, and acquired brain injury.
• Identifies needs and ensures transition plans between levels of care, including admission to acute care and discharge planning.
• Documents assessments, treatment formulations, care plans and progress notes.
• Provides consultation and education to community agencies and the public about mental health and/or substance use services.
• Delivers in-service training and other educational programs as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Advanced assessment skills

Therapy/treatment planning

Trauma-informed care

Recovery-oriented approach

Clinical judgment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Crisis intervention experience

Job description

We are hiring a relief full-time Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Counselling & Treatment Clinician to join the Adult Short-Term Assessment and Treatment (ASTAT) team in Salmon Arm, B.C. This relief position is until the return of the incumbent.

Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a highly skilled, compassionate, and clinically strong mental health professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment supporting individuals with complex mental health and substance use needs. The ideal candidate brings advanced assessment and therapeutic skills, sound clinical judgment, and experience working with clients experiencing co-occurring disorders, crisis situations, and significant psychosocial challenges. This individual is adaptable, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and passionate about delivering evidence-based care while building meaningful therapeutic relationships, collaborating within multidisciplinary teams, and advocating for improved client outcomes across the continuum of care.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Balanced lifestyle

What will you work on?

The MHSU Counselling & Treatment Clinician functions as a member of the larger Integration and Strategic Services health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team. The position provides, at the advanced practice level, assessment, treatment, service coordination, and as required, urgent response to the most complex clients, frequently with co-occurring disorders, who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The MHSU Counselling & Treatment Clinician functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.

Some Typical Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive bio/psycho/social services that include a continuum of services designed to optimize clients’ recovery and ability to function.
• Arranges access to specialized services such as substance use, forensic/criminal justice, developmental disability, and acquired brain injury.
• Identifies the need for, and ensures or arranges transition plans are in place for clients transferring between levels of care, including involvement in the client’s admission to acute care and discharge planning and follow up after an admission to a hospital unit or emergency department.
• Documents assessments, treatment formulations, care plans and progress notes.
• Provides consultation and shares information with community agencies and the public about mental illness and mental health and/or substance use services, promoting good public relations and facilitating efficient and cooperative relationships.
• Delivers and participates in in-service and other educational programs as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Scheduling Information

Shift types are days and shift times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours. Day of work are Monday to Friday.

How will you create an impact?

Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.

Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.

At Interior Health, we strive to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Come and join us!