Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health and Substance

Why Fraser Health?:
We hire great people for excellent jobs and need your help to expand our ability to deliver prompt and professional services. We are currently looking for a
**Casual Clinical Psychologist **to join our Virtual Psychiatry Unit and provide services in the Mental Health and Substance Use group at Surrey Memorial Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital located in
**Surrey and New Westminster, B.C.** If you are seeking a challenge that is equally as rewarding, then this may be the opportunity for you

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

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Detailed Overview: Reporting administratively to the Manager, Clinical Operations and clinically reporting to the Practice Leader, Psychology, the Clinical Psychologist is in charge of psychological services and responsible for the provision of a full range of psychological assessments/tests, interpretations and treatments for clients and their families within the Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) program. The Clinical Psychologist has full program development responsibility and provides consultation to referral sources regarding issues relevant to the practice of clinical psychology. The Clinical Psychologist provides psychological assessment and diagnosis, and collaborates with physicians and other care providers regarding treatment planning for clients experiencing symptoms of acute mental illness. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Clinical Psychologist also participates in guideline development, quality assurance, program development and evaluation, clinical research and education activities. May provide care to patients through a combination of telephone, virtual video/audio conference and/or remote technology to patients in their homes, in the community including outreach, and virtually. Responsibilities:

- Provides a full range of psychological services to clients experiencing acute signs and symptoms.
- Provides and conducts comprehensive psychological assessments of client functioning to identify and determine underlying disorders, levels of cognitive function and intelligence, factors contributing to functional impairment, mental competency issues and conditions under which specific behaviours occur.
- Contributes to the design of interventions to address or reduce mental health challenges and to reinforce client skills and abilities. Provides evidence-based psychological treatments to clients addressing a wide variety of presenting clinical issues.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of psychological treatments and provides new recommendations and care as appropriate.
- Accepts referrals from clinical team members and provides consultation to various treatment teams on assessment and treatment issues, which may involve a direct consultation with a formal assessment, co-therapy, or discussing concerns regarding a particular client; leads and coordinates multi-disciplinary service interventions; consults with community professionals and agencies on psychological issues.
- Maintains liaison with referring physicians and other professionals regarding clients'' total care; communicates assessment data, interpretations, recommendations, and ongoing care using oral and written reports.
- Provides education and consultation to interdisciplinary team members and their students.
- Participates in the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, pathways, protocols and decision support tools for psychiatric clients across the hospital and community. Assists with the analysis of data in order to make necessary adjustments to guidelines and pathways.
- Attends and participates in multidisciplinary conferences, medical rounds, service and department meetings.
- Participates in program evaluation, program planning, and program implementation.
- Participates in short and long term planning for Mental Health and Substance Use Services and in the establishment and auditing of quality assurance activities.
- Participates in clinical research.
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