Mental Health Clinician (Masters) - Boundaries Program

Vancouver Coastal Health • Vancouver, BC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Come work as a Mental Health Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) at the Boundaries Program in Vancouver, BC! This role works as part of a multidisciplinary team to perform assessments, coordinate client care, and provide treatment services for children aged 5 to 12 who exhibit sexually inappropriate or harmful behaviour, helping them understand and modify such behaviours. The clinician provides consultation to other clinicians, schools, and service providers to assist with identifying, responding, and managing problematic sexual behaviours. They collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and consult with team psychologists and psychiatrists/pediatricians to develop, implement, maintain, and adjust individualized treatment plans. The position also involves performing behavioural interventions, family sessions, parent groups, psychoeducation, and individual child counselling according to various theoretical models.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a Behavioural Science from a recognized program
• Three (3) years’ recent, related experience working with child and youth in a mental health setting or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Valid BC Drivers License
• Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle
• Knowledge of the principles of recovery in mental illness
• Comprehensive knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of behavioural, social emotional and mental health/psychiatric problems in children and youth
• Broad knowledge of mental illness diagnosis and treatment
• Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects)
• Broad knowledge of psychotherapeutic and counseling skills
• Broad knowledge of other facilities and community resources
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care
• Broad knowledge of the normal growth and development of children
• Broad knowledge of school, legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to client
• Demonstrated ability to work with children with behavioural, social, emotional and mental health/psychiatric issues
• Demonstrated ability to perform psychosocial assessments and provide treatment planning and care
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of theory and practice to a case coordination process
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with children and their families, educational personnel, child protection social workers and resource workers, service providers, colleagues, physician, and other health care staff, both one-on-one and in groups
• Demonstrated listening and information seeking skills that promotes communication and lead to a co-operative approach to problem solving within a multidisciplinary setting
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities
• Demonstrated ability to take clinical input and direction from a supervisor
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals with diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations
• Demonstrated ability to provide consultation, leadership and work direction
• Ability to operate related equipment
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Basic computer literacy to operate computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments
• Coordinate client care
• Provide treatment services for children aged 5 to 12 who exhibit sexually inappropriate or harmful behaviour and to help them understand and modify such behaviours
• Provide consultation to clinicians, schools, and other service providers to assist with identifying, responding, and managing the problematic sexual behaviours
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and consult with team psychologist and psychiatrists/pediatrician
• Develop, implement, maintain, and adjust individualized treatment plans
• Perform behavioural interventions, family sessions, parent groups, psychoeducation, and individual child counselling according to a variety of theoretical models

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees