Mental Health Clinician

2 days ago


Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada Fraser Health Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Mental Health Clinician to join our team at Fraser Health. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will provide intensive individual and group therapy, liaison, and care coordination support to individuals and families affected by mental illness and substance use disorders.

Your expertise will be instrumental in helping us deliver consistent, relevant, and timely treatment, rapid re-engagement, and access to information where appropriate and feasible. You will work collaboratively with our team to develop programs and provide community mental health education, promoting knowledge exchange and empowering clients and natural supports to engage and connect within their communities.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Provide treatment and support for complex situations to clients and natural supports, collaborating with them to develop and implement recovery-oriented treatment options and plans.
  2. Provide short-term brief interventions, follow-up, monitoring, and evaluating treatment outcomes as required.
  3. Provide individual and group therapy, and family support, using a variety of interviewing, supportive counseling, and assessment methods.
  4. Support the intake process and assess client needs by performing initial screening of referrals from other health care providers/agencies, family members, physicians, and other sources.
  5. Makes necessary arrangements for clients to be admitted to hospital when required, including on an involuntary basis.
  6. Facilitate client utilization of appropriate community services and rehabilitative programs through activities such as researching available services, liaising with service and program providers, and referring to other community resources as required.
  7. Coordinates services with police, hospitals, crisis lines, and suicide prevention programs.
  8. Facilitates family and lived experience involvement activities such as client and family information sessions to promote knowledge exchange.
  9. Provides education to clients and families in accordance with theoretical models grounded in evidence-based practice.
  10. Maintains client records by recording information such as client assessments, charting client information via PARIS and/or other clinical information systems, and preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
  11. Provides advocacy for clients by providing information about appeal processes, access to information, and availability of client representatives.
  12. Provides follow-up care and services as required, including providing referrals to other healthcare professionals.
  13. Promotes quality improvement through recommendations on policies, processes, and procedures that streamline and provide for more efficient and effective client/family-centered practices.
  14. Participates actively and collaboratively in team planning and team meetings, as well as local committees, advisory boards, and/or corporate initiatives as delegated by the Manager/Coordinator.
  15. Maintains relevant data and statistics on information such as intakes, requests, referrals in/out, priority, sources, and nature of requests.
  16. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements.
About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the second-largest health system in Canada, providing hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. We are committed to planetary health, valuing diversity in the workforce, and seeking to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring, and Trust.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or connect with us on LinkedIn (fraserhealthcareers) for first-hand employee insights.



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