Intake Clinician, Epi Program

Why Fraser Health?:
Are you looking to join a multi-disciplinary team that share your passion for providing service excellence? Do you have experience in supporting individuals and families affected by early psychosis? If you have answered “yes”, we want you to keep reading and discover the next stage of your career. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a
**Casual Intake Clinician** to provide support to the Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) team in the Fraser South region located in the communities of
**Surrey and White Rock, B.C.**

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 territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. 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 to the Program Coordinator, Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program, functions as a member of a community based multi-disciplinary team. Provide direct and indirect service to adolescents and young adults who meet the criteria for the Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program. Conducts comprehensive psycho-social assessments of patients and families using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices and educates and provides consultation to patient, families and healthcare professionals. Develops, coordinates and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and therapy groups and carries out research activities in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

This position may be required to provide services at Fraser Health Community South Fraser and Fraser Health Community Simon Fraser.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provides single entry intake of referrals into the EPI Program from hospitals, mental health centres, and the community. Provides comprehensive mental health assessments, outreach, and referrals for treatment by methods such as conducting mental status exams and assessing for psychosis in less intrusive settings, such as the school or home when necessary, facilitating psychiatric assessments as needed, and providing support and education to families during the assessment process.
- Participates in ongoing development of the group therapy component of the program by co-facilitating adolescent, adult, and family groups, using a variety of group therapy approaches.
- Provides outreach and monitoring of those clients identified as being at risk for psychosis, (“at risk mental state”), by methods such as providing psycho-education, assessing mental state, and maintaining contact with these clients and their families in community settings or through the telephone as needed.
- Develops, coordinates and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and therapy groups and/or training related to the EPI Program by methods such as collaborating with members of the multi-disciplinary team, determining relevant content and required audiovisual/handout aids and conducting literature searches.
- Provides consultative and direct services to clients and families by providing information for clients and families regarding community resources and access to these resources in order to facilitate an effective continuum of services as per the guidelines of the EPI Program.
- Informs regional staff, community groups, schools, and agencies of the role and function of the EPI Program by providing information informally and formally during in-services. Participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies by methods such as engaging in program/practice evaluation, identifying opportunities for change, assessing available resources, initiating solutions, analyzing outcomes and identifying areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient care for services and reduce service gaps in the community.
- Maintains clinical records by recording information such as intakes, assessments, treatment formulations, care plans, and progress notes. Maintains statistical information on client activity in accordance with established policies, standards, and procedures, including clinical record standards of Mental Health Services. Obtains consent forms for release of c