Tele-Triage Mental Health Therapist

Primary Care Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 82,000; Part time

Job summary

Primary Care Alberta in Calgary is seeking a part-time Mental Health Therapist Prov to deliver tele-triage, crisis intervention, psychoeducation and referrals for callers seeking addiction and mental health support. You will work with the Clinical Manager and Supervisors to assess risk, de-escalate crises, and provide brief interventions by phone.

The role requires a Master’s degree in psychology or related field and active registration.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology or related field and eligible for registration with Alberta regulatory college
• Experience in frontline Addiction and Mental Health services
• Competent in crisis intervention and teletriage assessment
• Strong knowledge of mental health and substance use across populations

Responsibilities

• Tele-triage of addiction and mental health calls and provide information, support listening, psychoeducation, triage/assessment
• Provide brief interventions and crisis de-escalation over the phone
• Coordinate referrals and connect callers with urgent or emergency services as needed
• Support on-shift colleagues, participate in supervision, coaching and quality improvement activities

Education

Master's degree in Psychology

Master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization)

Master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Master's degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing

Tools

Office 365

Genesys

Connect Care

Job description

Primary Care Alberta in Calgary is seeking a part-time Mental Health Therapist Prov to deliver tele-triage, crisis intervention, psychoeducation and referrals for callers seeking addiction and mental health support. You will work with the Clinical Manager and Supervisors to assess risk, de-escalate crises, and provide brief interventions by phone.

The role requires a Master’s degree in psychology or related field and active registration.