Mental Health Clinician
Your Opportunity:
The Mental Health Clinician is a new position with the AMH Supported Housing team and offers a broad range of opportunities to positively impact individuals living with addiction and mental health concerns. This position will work with a variety of operators and initiatives as support is required throughout AMH Supported Housing. The position will be responsible for intake and screening, assessment, treatment planning, case management, crisis intervention, consultation and system navigation. As a Mental Health Clinician, you will be required to provide psychosocial interventions using a wide range of treatment modalities. An important part of this role is collaboration with multiple community partners and physicians. Relationship building with site operators is a key piece to success in the role. Our clinicians are recovery-oriented, concurrent capable, culturally competent and committed to providing high-quality service. The ideal candidate will excel at working both independently and also as part of a team. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
As a Mental Health Clinician, you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team collaborating on the delivery of care for the needs of individuals, families and/or communities. You will be responsible for the intake, clinical interviews, and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders. You will liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively with other team members as required. You may have the opportunity to participate in program planning, development and to provide supervision to practicum students. This position is open to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and Registered Occupational Therapists.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: Y
- Classification: Mental Health Clinician EXCZ
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Supported Housing
- Primary Location: Edmonton Comm Health Hub North
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 03-JUN-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 30-JUN-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $39.48
- Maximum Salary: $52.50
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of a master's degree in psychology; a bachelor's degree in social work incorporating education in mental health assessment, brief counseling, and crisis intervention; a master's or bachelor's degree in occupational therapy with similar educational components; a bachelor's degree in nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and brief counseling; or a bachelor's degree in psychiatric nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:A minimum of 3 years of relevant mental health and addiction experience, with preference given to community settings. Strong skills in crisis intervention, assessment, and relationship building. Experience in providing psychosocial interventions. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS-HCP) is required. A vehicle and willingness to transport clients to appointments (as needed) is required.
Preferred Qualifications:Excellent communication and self-management skills. Flexibility, openness, and a desire to be a strong team player. If registered with the ACSW, preference will be given to those with authorization to perform restricted psychosocial interventions. Extensive knowledge of community resources would be an asset.
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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