Mental Health and Substance Use Crisis Response Worker | ASTAT

4 weeks ago

Kamloops British Columbia LB, Thompson-Nicola, Canada Interior Health Authority Full time
Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking a permanent full time Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) Crisis Response Worker to join our Adult Short Term Assessment and Treatment (ASTAT) team at the Lansdowne Centre in Kamloops, B.C.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package
• Career Growth
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation (per collective agreement)
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Contribution to Municipal Pension Plan
• Balanced lifestyle

What Will You Work On?

The Crisis Response Worker functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) health care team and as a member of a specific multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to provide direct and indirect mobile crisis intervention and mental health clinical services. The Crisis Response Worker ensures that persons with serious mental health problems and/or problematic substance use or withdrawal management issues have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.

The Crisis Response Worker provides crisis response, assessment, suicide intervention, short term treatment planning, time limited case management and, as required, rapid response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The Crisis Response Worker functions as a primary clinician for short periods of time utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.

Some Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• While directly involved with the client, conducts follow up assessments of the client’s condition and determines the client’s needs.
• Provides comprehensive short term bio/psycho/social services that include a continuum of services designed to optimize clients’ recovery and ability to function.
• Provides short term case management, supportive counseling, and other forms of direct service, and directly provides or assists the clients to access services to deal with treatment and recovery issues.
• Arranges access to specialized services.
• Identifies and responds to the need for involvement in discharge planning and follow up after an admission to a hospital unit or emergency department.
• Provides a quick response to individuals who present as “walk in” clients.
• Identifies and responds to the need for involvement in discharge planning and follow up after an admission to a hospital unit or emergency department.
• Documents assessments, treatment formulations, care plans and progress notes.
• Establishes effective working linkages/relationships with all pertinent service providers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

How will you create an impact?

Joining our IH team will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community.

Reasons to Apply at Interior Health What we can do for you

We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong skills and a work environment that supports and promotes psychological health & safety for all. We offer the opportunity to have a balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.

If you are an experienced mental health professional and passionate about helping those in our community, apply today

Qualfications
Education, Training and Experience:

Bachelor degree from an accredited educational institution in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the position.

Two years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current valid B.C. driver’s license. (Class V)

As part of your application, please ensure to:

• Upload your resume, cover letter (if Out of Province indicate if you are relocating to the area and when)
• Upload a copy of your Bachelor’s Degree

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