Mental Health Clinician

Company Bio
IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do. We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation. North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first
- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.
Position Summary
Mental Health Clinician, Adult Mental Health Outpatient Program
As a Mental Health Clinician, your goal in this position is to provide a comprehensive psychiatric assessments and consultation to determine the treatment needs/goals and disposition of individuals referred to you in clinic. You will deliver patient/family driven care with an emphasis on assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of health in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. You are competent to manage patients with a variety of mental health conditions across the life span. You have expertise in providing individual counselling, conducting risk assessments and also will be providing short term structured counselling and support services for individuals. You’re a great relationship builder, and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families. This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.
On a practical level, you will

Provide individual counselling to clients using CBT treatment modalities, Motivational Interviewing, Brief Structured therapies.

Able to work independently and/or in conjunction with a psychiatrist in doing assessments/treatment plans with clients.

Conduct in-depth intake and initial assessments of clients and their systems using a wide-range of measurement tools and sources of information.

Documentation as per College and hospital standards

Assist in the development and maintenance of effective linkages with the Hospital and the mental health services, Family Physicians, etc.

Access, coordinate and advocate for services/resources to meet client needs.

Consult with other service providers to promote continuity of care for the client.

Have clinical competences to manage patients with a variety of mental health conditions

Have effective organizational, problem-solving, prioritization, time-management and teaching skills

Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good public relations and working relationships in a family centered care environment;
Demonstrate your ability to perform appropriately in emergency situations

Support and adhere to Hospital and appropriate College policies and procedures.

Provide administrative duties (i.e., record keeping, data collection, etc.).

Participate in the education of staff, students and the larger community as agreed upon with manager.

Provide supervision to students & be able to participate in research and evaluation activities.

Work in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

**Qualifications**:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Degree in Psychology, Bachelor of Science or Diploma in Nursing or related discipline.

Current membership in a Regulated Professional College or equivalence.

Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in mental health.

Experience with providing care using CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief therapies

Effective knowledge and written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and in a team setting.

Ability to set priorities, organize and coordinate activities.

Demonstrate clinical competence & working knowledge of the network of services and community-based resources for adults with mental health needs, preferred

Ability to establish and maintain relationships with hard to serve clients
What We Offer
Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Full Time Regular position with 8-hour shifts, days, in the Adult Mental Health Outpatient Program. This job entails working at both NYGH Gener