Come work as a Community Mental Health Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Community Mental Health Clinician with a Master's Degree in a Behavioural Science to join the Strathcona Mental Health team at Heatley Community Health Centre. Apply today to join our team!

As a Community Mental Health Clinician, you will:

• Provide client care to the seriously mentally ill adult population and who are at risk due to a combination of psychiatric symptoms, complex medical/social factors or significant caregiver stress.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, educational resources and other health care professionals/providers to achieve excellence in health services and education.

Education & Experience

• Master's Degree in Health Science discipline from a recognized program.
• Three years recent related experience working with individuals with severe and persistent psychiatric illness, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 
• Valid B.C. driver's license. Local area travel requires the use of a personal vehicle for which mileage reimbursement is paid

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles of recovery in mental illness.
• Working knowledge of psychiatric theory and practice within a client centered approach to the adult population.
• Sound knowledge of crisis intervention and community resources.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychiatric assessment skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills to provide case coordination.
• Demonstrated knowledge of counseling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in the writing of reports, correspondence and other documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize workload and adapt to a changing workload.
• Comprehensive knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in patient/client care.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when referral to another health care professional.
• General of knowledge Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Sound interpersonal skills,
• Ability to work effectively in an inter-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to prepare case summaries and clinical records.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.  Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per the current Public Health Orders, as of October 5, 2023, all employees working for Vancouver Coastal Health must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have received a single dose of the most-recent, updated COVID-19 vaccine. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.