Outreach Clinician

**POSITION: Outreach Clinician**

**UNIT: Mental Health Out-Patient**

**STATUS: Full Time**

**SALARY: TBD**

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The mission of the STEGH Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Program is to care for those who access our services, enable their participation in related decisions concerning treatment, and proactively coordinate their access to other health care services if required.

Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) is a provincial initiative aimed at redesigning the system of care for older adults with complex and responsive behaviours associated with cognitive impairments, mental health and addictions, dementia, or other neurological conditions living in long term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals, and community settings. An innovative and collaborative approach has been utilized to implement the BSO project across the Ontario Health West region.

As a part of the Mobile Outreach Team, the Outreach Clinician will provide clinical assessment, behavioural care planning, and interventions for older adults living with responsive behaviours, including assessment of dementia, other cognitive impairments, mental health, and addictions, physical assessment and the techniques of behavioural approach and evaluation within Elgin County and St. Thomas. You will create behavioural care plans and recommend changes to the plan that reflects the current health status and changing needs of the client. This position will report to the Manager of the Mental Health Care Program.

**HOURS**:
Days, Monday through Friday 0800-1600 hours. In addition, this position must be flexible to occasional changes in hours when required to meet the operational needs of the program.

**SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**:

- Regulated Health Care Professional who holds current active membership with designated college, e.g., Registered Nurse, Regulated Practical Nurse, Social Worker, and Social Service Worker
- Current criminal check from a Canadian Police Information Centre, including vulnerable sector check completed within the last six months
- Certificate in Gentle Persuasive Approaches in Dementia Care, P.I.E.C.E.S., U-First, and Dementiability (given preference)
- Minimum three (3) years current related experience working extensively with seniors with dementia and their families/caregivers, required
- Strong psycho-social and mental status assessment skills, required
- Extensive knowledge of geriatric community resources and programs in Elgin County and surrounding areas an asset
- Understanding of Long Term Care system-environments and issues
- Extensive knowledge and skills in working with various types of dementia, delirium, mental health issues, addictions, other neurological conditions, and with people who experience an acute behaviour change that can be served by a behaviour support system, given preference
- Ability to communicate & collaborate positively and professionally with family members, community providers, and physicians
- Demonstrated crisis assessment and intervention skills
- Knowledge of medication side effects
- Ability to using problem solving and critical thinking skills to provide high quality patient care
- Ability to learn new practice and process concepts and integrate into clinical care delivery
- Personal transportation with a reliable vehicle and hold a valid class G driver’s license
- Intermediate Microsoft Office computer skills
- Demonstrated exceptional time management, organizational, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and oral)
- Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to patient and staff safety
- Demonstrated acceptable previous performance reflective of STEGH's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis in accordance with STEGH’s Attendance at Work Program

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