Collaborative Care Counsellor, Provincial Psychosocial Oncology, Bc Cancer

Collaborative Care Counsellor, Provincial Psychosocial Oncology
BC Cancer
Provincial, BC
Reporting to the Clinical Coordinator, Patient and Family Counselling with a functional reporting relationship to the Provincial Practice Leader, Patient & Family Counselling and Medical Director, Psychiatry, the Collaborative Care Counsellor provides psychosocial support to cancer patients with mental health comorbidities across the province within a collaborative care model with BC Cancer psychiatrists.
What you'll do
Screen referrals and completes intake, conducts comprehensive assessments by methods such as interviewing the cancer patient and family and/or caregivers, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family, and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
Provide individual, family, and group counselling services to cancer patients with mental health comorbidities by focusing on their social, emotional, cultural, and practical needs, including adjustment to diagnosis, treatment decisions, recurrence, loss of functioning, and dealing with emotional, patient and family crises in the context of evidence-based care. Provides support, education, and crisis intervention to patients by understanding the nature and treatment of the cancer and related issues as well as mental health issues.
Working within the Collaborative Care model with BC Cancer Psychiatrists, collaborates with other members of the interprofessional team on case consultations and management and discharge planning to facilitate care through the continuum and ensure proper and effective treatment of cancer patients with mental health comorbidities. This includes attending team meetings, rounds, family conferences, and psycho-social forums and providing input.
Prepare and maintain patient records by methods such as documenting client assessments, interventions, evaluations, modifications, and patient goals; charting client information; and preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and document rationale to support findings and intervention plan.
Establish and maintain effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including patients and families, community providers, hospitals and other agencies, to coordinate services across the continuum of health care.
Demonstrate a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
Knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
What you bring

**Qualifications**:
Master's degree in a social sciences discipline relevant to the job from a recognized program, such as Social Work, Counselling Psychology, or Clinical Psychology.
Two (2) years of recent experience working in an interprofessional setting that includes experience with individuals, couples, families and group work; program and community development; adjustment and grief counselling in a health care or oncology setting; educating and training patients using a variety of teaching modalities; and facilitating or co-facilitating support groups; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
Eligible for registration with designated professional regulatory body.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, in