Community Mental Health Worker Iv

Position Title: Community Mental Health Worker IV (Adult Access)

FTE: 1.00 Permanent

Employee Union Group: MAHCP

Department/Service/Program: Pathways Community Mental Health

Reports to: Manager, Health Services - Mental Health & Addictions

Hours of Work: 1885 annually, 7.25 hrs/day

**POSITION PURPOSE**:
The Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW) is a clinician who provides psychosocial assessment, consultation and evidence

Services are based on the principles of recovery, empowerment, self-determination and responsibility and are part of a continuum of mental health services. Clinicians operate within a collaborative care structure and provide time-limited, goal-oriented, change-focused interventions and/or consultations that are based on informed consent, voluntary participation and within individual capacity. The CMHW requires a diverse and comprehensive knowledge base about trauma informed psychiatric care as well as other adopted mental health therapies and the ability possess and integrate into practice crisis management and suicide intervention skills. The CMHW exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The Community Mental Health Worker works to the full scope of practice and engages in ongoing education and maintains competency congruent with Southern Health-Santé Sud policies, professional standards of practice, the appropriate college and code of ethics and the Regulated Health Professions Act. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES**:
Duties and functions include but are not limited to the following:

- Provides a welcoming environment and facilitates the development of respectful and therapeutic relationships with individuals, their families, referral sources and the community.
- Works within a multidisciplinary team and collaborates with other agencies and service providers in keeping with the requirements of the Personal Health Information Act, the Mental Health Act, the Child Welfare Act, Protecting Children (information sharing) Act and other Acts and legislation as related to their program service area (e.g. Protecting Persons in Care Act).
- Gathers information from individuals involved in service and other involved parties and completes initial and on-going psychosocial assessments, crisis assessments, cooccurring disorder screening, suicide assessments, mental status examinations, as well as other age-related assessments as required.
- Presents psychosocial assessment findings and treatment recommendations to the clinical review team as required.
- Implements psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment plans based on evidence-informed practices and recommendations emerging from the clinical review team, and is within program resources and capacity.
- Assists the individual to attain and maintain optimal mental and physical health.
- Ensures that the individual or community receives appropriate and effective service, including crisis planning and intervention for safety and protection.
- Collaborates with family members, other agencies, organizations and individuals from hospital and community to facilitate a well-coordinated, recovery-oriented service system for individuals with chosen follow up systems.
- Understands group dynamics and effectively uses facilitation skills to support group/class development and delivery.
- Provides follow-up services and monitoring of mental health status as required.
- Provides education and information to individuals and their families related to mental health conditions, diagnosed psychiatric disorders and relevant treatment options.
- Assists individuals and their families to connect with or refer to relevant resources as required.
- Documents assessments, interventions and results/recommendations in an approved format in accordance with professional and regional standards.
- Coordinates admissions, discharge planning, closures or transfers with other mental health services within Southern Health-Santé Sud, other regions, community agencies and/or informal supports
- Supervises/orientates in collaboration with the Proctor Supervisor and Managers, Mental Health Proctors, Activity Instructors, and Community Support Workers as applicable.
- Respects and values cultural healing practices in collaboration with individuals, family and cultural practitioners.
- Understanding and appreciation of the impact of our history related to colonization and outcomes from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission including its Calls to Action.
- Develops and documents advance directives/crisis care plans with individuals.
- Adheres to all mental health program policies, procedures and guidelines and ensures that program goals and standards of care are met.
- Provides assessment information, diagno