Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addictions and Mental Health (AMH) Access 24/7 Program provides a range of urgent and non-urgent addiction and mental health services including service navigation, screening, assessment, referral, consultation, crisis intervention, outreach and short term stabilization. AMH Access 24/7 has an exciting new Mental Health Therapist opportunity which offers clients a centralized and integrated intake using a "front door" location at Anderson Hall. In this Mental Health Therapist position, you will have the opportunity to coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals providing quality, client focused, recovery based, concurrent capable, culturally appropriate care to those seeking supports/services within Addictions and Mental Health. Access 24/7 is a single point of contact for AHS and Covenant Health Addiction and Mental Health community services. The range of services include: assessment, crisis intervention, system navigation, and stabilization services to the residents of the City of Edmonton and surrounding suburban areas. Access will conduct triage, screening and assessment in order to best match an individuals' need(s) to services and programs. Access 24/7's wide range of services offer the least intrusive and most appropriate services to clients and their families whether that be within clinic, community or client's home, which are based on the needs identified. As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to perform the restricted activity of psychosocial intervention utilizing a variety of treatment modalities to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

Description:

As the Mental Health Therapist, you will be required to use a variety of treatment modalities (individual, family, and group) to persons experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Working both independently and as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence informed and best practices in crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral, case management and treatment.

• Classification: Mental Health Therapist Provin
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Access 24/7
• Primary Location: Anderson Hall
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 24-OCT-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 03-NOV-2022
• Temporary End Date: 28-AUG-2023
• Hours per Shift: 9.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 24
• Shifts per cycle: 95
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $39.81
• Maximum Salary: $52.88
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Completion of one of the following programs: master's degree in Psychology; master's degree in Social Work (clinical specialization) including education in mental health assessment and psychotherapy; master's degree in Occupational Therapy including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy; master's degree in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing including training and experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable regulatory college. Additional Required Qualifications:

Consideration will also be given to Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Nursing with a related Master's degree including training in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy or, considerable experience in mental health assessment and treatment. Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Minimum of 3 years of relevant mental health experience. A minimum of 3 years direct crisis experience. Formal clinical training in triage, intervention, stabilization and case management skills,. Ability to ambulate, climb stairs, and move quickly without limitations in a variety of environments. Extensive knowledge of the resources of Addiction and Mental Health and the community. Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to work well with a range of community and agency stakeholders as well as clients and families. Triage, intervention, stabilization, case management and crisis intervention within the community.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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