Job Description

Your Opportunity:

As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, reporting to the Manager, Community Addiction and Mental Health, Central Zone -Wainwright, you will provide emergent intervention, screening, risk and mental health assessment, provisional diagnostic and treatment planning services to adults with acute, and chronic psychiatric disorders. This position is responsible for assessment/intervention, direct assistance in problem solving and short- and long-term case management, focusing on functional living skills, and community stabilization, for those with short-term and chronic mental health issues in a variety of community settings. Direct client care includes responding, screening, and prioritizing service, conducting necessary assessment and providing treatment to clients including mental status and risk assessments and therapy. Familiarity with mental health legislation is essential to provide both education, clinical care and collaborative working relationships with other health professionals. Utilizing a variety of treatment modalities you will provide consultation to community agencies, physicians, and other key stakeholders in the care continuum of addiction and mental health. As an active and supportive treatment member you need to be self-directed, highly motivated individual with exceptional leadership, organizational, and problem solving that is able to manage change. This position will primarily focus on service delivery for the Wainwright office but may also cover therapy service delivery to the town of Viking as well and as such travel may be required. There is also a potential opportunity to work with the Wainwright Addictions and Mental health Crisis Response Team, which is on call on weekends to attend local hospital EDs to provide mental health consultation as needed.

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: Addictions and Mental Health Wainwright/Viking
• Primary Location: Wainwright Addiction Services
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 08-SEP-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 18-SEP-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

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

Completion of one of the following programs will be considered: Bachelor of Social Work including training and experience in mental health assessment and psychotherapy and who have Psychosocial Intervention Authorization. Bachelor\'s degree in Occupational Therapy or a Related Master\'s degree including training in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy or Considerable experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Diploma or bachelor\'s degree in nursing or Psychiatric Nursing with: Related master\'s degree including training in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy or, Experience in mental health assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Minimum of 3 years of relevant mental health experience. Completed licensure under the Health Professions Act. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in addictions and mental health service delivery in rural settings, valid full class 5 driver\'s license, nonviolent crisis intervention training, and a working knowledge of connect care would be preferred. Excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently.

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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