Mental Health Specialist

3 weeks ago

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Prairie Mountain Health Full time
Job Title: Community Mental Health Worker

Job Summary:

The Community Mental Health Worker is a vital member of the Prairie Mountain Health team, providing mental health services to residents in community and facility settings. As a key member of the interdisciplinary team, the incumbent will work closely with clients, families, and healthcare providers to support individuals in their personal recovery and promote mental wellness.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with clients and families to build trusting relationships and develop case formulations, intervention plans, and services.
  • Assess strengths, skills, capacities, resource needs, and readiness in relation to the client's primary goals and recovery plan.
  • Develop case management plans and assist clients to establish service requirements and plans.
  • Conduct risk evaluations for self-harm, violence, and deterioration of mental status and intervene in crisis situations.
  • Provide mental health counseling using recognized evidence-based models and methodologies with clients and families.
  • Perform intake roles as assigned and collaborate with clients to identify service conditions required to meet fundamental human needs.
  • Respect and value cultural healing practices in collaboration with clients, families, and cultural practitioners.
  • Participate in case management planning with related health providers and allied social service staff to address mental health issues.
  • Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, Co-Occurring Disorder screenings, Suicide Assessments, and other age-related assessments as required.
  • Provide assessment information, diagnostic impressions, and treatment recommendations to other healthcare providers while adhering to PHIA and FIPPA requirements.
  • Assist clients to attain and maintain optimal mental and physical health.
  • Engage family members as important contributors to care planning, providing emotional support and education while following privacy legislation.
  • Ensure individuals or communities receive appropriate and effective services, including crisis planning and intervention for safety and protection.
  • Collaborate with family members, agencies, organizations, and individuals to facilitate a well-coordinated, recovery-oriented service system for clients with chosen follow-up systems.
  • Provide follow-up services and monitoring of mental health status as required.
  • Provide individual, group, and public education to promote awareness of mental health problems, mental illness, mental wellness, and resiliency.
  • Coordinate comprehensive care planning meetings involving family, multiple disciplines, agencies, and programs to ensure communication among all parties.
  • Document assessments, interventions, and results/recommendations in an approved format in accordance with professional and regional standards.
  • Advocate for service improvement, mobilizing existing services and/or creating new services.
  • Coordinate admissions, discharge planning, closures, or transfers with other mental health services within Prairie Mountain Health, other regions, community agencies, and/or informal supports.
  • Practice in accordance with legislation relevant to community health practice, including the Mental Health Act, Public Guardian and Trustee legislation, Vulnerable Persons Act, Child Welfare Act, Personal Health Information Act, etc.
  • Provide collaborative case management for clients with orders from the Criminal Review Board, delegated authority under the Public Trustee, or through a Service Purchase Agreement.
  • Understand group dynamics and effectively use facilitation skills to support group development and delivery.
  • Supervise/orientate in collaboration with the Proctor Supervisor and Managers, Mental Health Proctors, Activity Instructors, and Community Support Workers as applicable.
  • Provide orientation, supervision, and evaluation of new staff, students, and physicians/medical residents as appropriate.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will possess a diverse and comprehensive knowledge base about trauma-informed psychiatric care, adopted mental health therapies, and crisis management and suicide intervention skills. They will also have the ability to integrate these skills into practice, promoting and building on clients' strengths to maximize independence, self-responsibility, and personal wellness.

Working Conditions:

The Community Mental Health Worker will work in community and facility settings, requiring the ability to work effectively in diverse environments and with various stakeholders.

Education and Experience:

The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, such as social work, psychology, or nursing, and relevant experience working in mental health settings.

Language:

The official language of this job posting is English.

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