Mental Health Clinician, Seniors Wellness Centre

Sinai Health's Department of Psychiatry is seeking an experienced Mental Health Clinician to work with its Scarborough Wellness Centre at our Midland Ave Office. As a Mental Health Clinician, you will provide direct patient care including psychiatric and physical health needs assessments, crisis intervention and you will develop and monitor patient care plans with the treatment team.

The Mental Health Clinician will undertake office-based clinical services and participate in clinical outreach as needed, especially for Chinese speaking older adults living in the community. The Mental Health Clinician will also provide psychoeducation, medication management, care coordination, psychotherapy, supportive counselling and caregiver support.

**In this role you will**:

- Perform initial screening of clients, obtaining client consent, conducting preliminary assessment interviews, and reviewing clients' psychosocial situation and history.
- Provide assessment, treatment, continuous illness management, medication monitoring as well as caregiver support and training, either at the clinic or at patients/clients’ home, to enhance the feasibility and length that the patients/clients can be cared for at their home in the community
- Participate in treatment planning, its implementation and outcome evaluation
- Consult Psychiatrist and Program Manager in assessment, treatment and case management when necessary
- Communicate with physicians, referring agencies, families, community organizations with regards to clients' situations or case planning
- Offers individual counseling, group and family therapy as part of the clinical intervention
- Provide clinical outreach to clients and families who face challenges or difficulties to get out of home to receive needed psychogeriatric care or services and those who are socially isolated
- Work in conjunction with families, caregivers and community partners, to early identify clients/patients in the community who are having a psychogeriatric concern, so that timely assessment and intervention become possible
- Providing support/training to families in handling/resolving issues related to patients' needs
- Refer clients to MSH joint programs, community partners, community agencies, and self help groups and supporting them in their treatment
- Explore and develop new program initiatives with community partners and collaborators, including clinical and cultural consultation, to increase the overall capacity to reach out to and support clients/patients and families who are facing a psychogeriatric issue
- Participate in research and academic activities which benefit the service delivery and program development. Supervises placement students related to own profession
- Job Requirements

**Job Requirements**

Mandatory
- Successful completion of either a Bachelor of Nursing or a Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline (including Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other relevant equivalent education)
- Current member in good standing with a relevant regulatory college (College of Nurses of Ontario, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario)
- Minimum of 3 or more years of clinical experience in the care of mental illness
- Clinical experience in general psychiatry, crisis and psychosocial intervention
- Must be fluent in both of the following languages: Cantonese and Mandarin

Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to provide field education to practicum students of a related discipline, when assigned
- Must be a self-starter, work well independently and within a dynamic team, and should be able to demonstrate skilled
- Ability to work with a variety of patients across the spectrum of mental illness
- Excellent organizational, communication (verbal and written), computer literacy, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with suicide risk assessment required
- Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance record

**Note**: This role requires some in-city traveling and off-site visits.