Mental Health Clinician

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Southport Tower

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00278421 Requisition #

📅   : Apr 27, 2022 Post Date

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Classification: Mental Health Clinician

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Department: (CMH)ACCESS MH

Primary Location: Southport Tower

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 04-MAY-2022

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 23-MAY-2022

Temporary End Date: 23-MAY-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $37.85

Maximum Salary: $50.33

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

This position is open to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and Occupational Therapists. Social Workers and Psychologists: Completion of bachelor degree in Social Work or Psychology. Active or eligible registration with the Alberta College of Social Work (ACSW) or the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses: Completion of an accredited nursing or psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) or the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Must hold current full registration with a regulated professional body under the Health Professions Act. Minimum 2 years directly related experience working in the addiction and mental health field. Community and crisis experience. Strong knowledge of addiction and mental health disorders across populations and experience in using the DSM-V diagnostic system. Strong working knowledge of the addiction and mental health system and resources within AHS Calgary Zone and related resources in the Calgary community. Strong critical thinking, assessment, and intervention skills including crisis intervention skills. Ability to manage a wide variety of clinical situations with varying levels of acuity and a heterogeneous client population. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively liaison with various professionals. Ability to work confidently, independently and within collaborative partnerships. Ability to thoroughly and accurately collect and document information in a timely manner. Minimum of 53 wpm as supported by a typing test. Proficiency in computer navigation. Ability to work in a sedentary job.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

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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