Mental Health Clinician

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00283578 Requisition #

📅   : May 20, 2022 Post Date

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Classification: Mental Health Clinician

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Mobile Response Team

Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 27-MAY-2022

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 20-JUN-2022

Temporary End Date: 31-DEC-2022

Hours per Shift: 11.08

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 42

Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $37.85

Maximum Salary: $50.33

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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:

Training in Psychological First Aid required. Minimum 4 years of crisis assessment and stabilization within an Addiction and Mental Health community setting experience required. Demonstrated ability to complete a mental health assessment in non-traditional settings, including risk assessment, mental status evaluation and psychosocial assessment is required. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary community health team and to accept and request direction is required. Demonstrated professional, mature manner required Demonstrated teaching abilities, strong decision making, assessment and intervention skills required. Demonstrated ability to manage varying levels of clinical acuity and ability to work successfully with a heterogeneous client population required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Awareness of community agencies and resources for addiction and mental health clients (both inside and outside of AHS) an asset. Training in critical incident stress management preferred.

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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