MHSU Counselling & Treatment Clinician | Intake/Screening

Interior Health; Penticton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career Growth

Employer paid training/education

Employer paid vacation

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended Health & Dental coverage

Municipal Pension Plan

Balanced lifestyle

Job summary

Interior Health seeks a relief full-time Mental Health Substance Use Counselling (MHSU) & Treatment Clinician to join the Penticton Health Centre intake/screening team. The role involves advanced assessments, treatment planning, and care coordination for individuals with addictions and co-occurring issues.

The position supports a multidisciplinary HCIS team, offering competitive compensation, training opportunities, and a focus on evidence-based short-term treatment across the service continuum

Qualifications

• Masters’ degree from an accredited institution in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the position.
• Two (2) years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5).

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and coordinate services for clients with mental health and substance use concerns.
• Provide advanced practice level assessment and treatment within a multidisciplinary team.
• Respond to urgent needs of complex clients and support continuity of care across services.

Skills

Addictions experience

Intake/Screening knowledge

Education

Masters degree in Allied Health/Behavioural/Social Science

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is looking for a relief full-time Mental Health Substance Use Counselling (MHSU) & Treatment Clinician to join the Mental Health Intake/Screening team at the Penticton Health Centre. This relief 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?

The successful applicant will have experience in working with individuals with addictions and have strong knowledge of intake/screening approaches with individuals with substance use or other mental health issues.

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 Counselling & Treatment Clinician functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific MHSU multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to ensure that persons with serious acute mental health problems and / or problematic substance use issues have access to timely, responsive, evidence based short term treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.

The Counselling & Treatment Clinician 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 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.

Scheduling Information

Shifts are scheduled Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 16:30 hours.

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 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.

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical skills. The opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.

Qualfications

Education, Training and Experience:

• Masters’ degree from an accredited educational institution in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the position.
• Two (2) years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5).