Psychotherapist/social Worker

**Position Title: Therapist/Counsellor - Counselling Services Team**

**Employment Status: Full-Time Permanent**

**Position Status: This is a Bargaining Unit position. All terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement apply.**

**Hours of Work/Schedule: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours per week (includes one evening shift per week)**

**Position Reports To: Manager, Integrated Care and Experience**

**Salary Range: Annualized salary range $66,471 - $75,517, commensurate on skills and experience, plus participation in HOOPP.**

**Primary Work Location: Oshawa & Pickering, ON (required to work at any of DCHC’s locations as required)**

Organization

Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.

DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well.

At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.

It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.

DCHC’s 2023 - 2026 Strategic Goals
- Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does
- Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC’s Priority Populations
- Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity
- Enhance DCHC’s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region
- Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Position Overview

Working as a member of the Counselling Services Team, the Therapist provides psychotherapy/mental health counselling services to individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing mental and emotional health disorders, relationship issues and life challenges, including members of the 2SLGBTQI with particular attention to areas of gender identity. The Therapist will be an effective, collaborative member in DCHC’s interprofessional care structure, working together with internal team members as well as in partnership with service providers and professionals within the community and region. The Therapist will demonstrate leadership skills to champion and support goals aligned with DCHC’s Strategy, Vision, Mission and Values.

Key Responsibilities
- Provide client-centered, evidence-informed psychotherapy/counselling services that address the psychosocial needs of clients in a non-judgmental manner.
- Operate within scope of practice as defined by the respective regulatory colleges.
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and ensure that treatment/counselling plans are developed collaboratively with the client and other members of the IPC team.
- Support and promote the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based psychotherapy/counselling protocols and standards of best-practice.
- Facilitate therapeutic group sessions, providing structured support and guidance to participants in a safe and empathetic environment.
- Actively collaborate and seek/provide consultation within an inter-professional model of care, which can include Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Medical Secretaries, and external health service providers, in the client’s circle-of-care
- Participate in clinical case conferences and perform case management functions as required.
- Collaborate with members of DCHC’s Integrated Care & Experience (ICE) Team as required.
- Actively lead, participate and/or partner on internal and external projects or committees as assigned. This could include participation in various operational initiatives and activities designed to improve team effectiveness and overall workplace success.
- Participate in chart reviews, peer review processes, development and implementation of Quality Improvement Plans (QIP), Professional Development activities as required by the respective colleges, and accreditation activities with Canadian Centre for Accreditation (CCA).
- Complete timely and accurate medical records of client encounters, documentation and third-party correspondence using DCHC‘s Elec