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Mental Health Professional
2 months ago
About the Role
Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a skilled Mental Health Professional to join our team as an Addictions Outreach Specialist in Squamish, BC.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide triage and outreach services to individuals with mental illness, addictions, and/or chronic medical conditions.
- Conduct mental and physical status assessments to determine priority of care requirements.
- Develop and implement client care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
- Assist clients with reducing repeated contact with healthcare services and programs.
- Assess high-risk situations and provide crisis intervention.
- Facilitate the movement of clients between acute care, community agency support sites, and designated health centers.
- Participate in case conferences and meetings with multidisciplinary teams.
- Assist clients with attendance to needed services such as medical appointments.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Diploma in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing plus two (2) years' recent related experience working with individuals with mental health and addictions illness or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Valid BC Driver's License.
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge of client and family-centered recovery models in mental illness.
- Broad knowledge of crisis intervention and counseling skills.
- Broad knowledge of mental health illness and treatment.
- Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology (indication and side effects).
- Broad knowledge of substance abuse and addictions treatment.
- Broad knowledge of other facilities and community resources.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct psychiatric assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to provide treatment planning, counseling, crisis intervention, and case coordination.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, colleagues, physicians, and other healthcare staff.
- Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities and adjust schedules as needed.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to provide consultation and leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and deal effectively with conflict situations.
- Ability to operate related equipment and basic computer literacy.
Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health?
Vancouver Coastal Health is a world-class innovator in medical care, research, and teaching, delivering service to over one million BC residents. We invite you to join our team in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve, and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health, and dental, and municipal pension plan.
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
- Wellness supports, including counseling, critical incident, and innovative wellness services available to employees and their immediate families.
- Award-winning recognition programs to honor staff, medical staff, and volunteers.
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.
