Concurrent Disorder Clinician - Assertive Community Team (ACT)

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27/Hr. - CAD $52.81/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Concurrent Disorder Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), and you may be eligible for a financial recruitment incentive of up to $15,000. Incentives are time limited and conditions apply. Apply today to speak to a Talent Acquisition Advisor!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Concurrent Disorder Clinician with a Master's Degree in a Behavioural Health discipline to join the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join the team!

ABOUT ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT)

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams bring health care and life-skills support to clients; all of whom would have difficulty arranging and keeping appointments with traditional office-based health care practitioners. ACT uses a trauma-informed approach to promote recovery through community-based treatment and rehabilitation.

As a Concurrent Disorder Clinician at Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Deliver services to clients experiencing various levels of substance misuse and mental disorders.
• Provide independent substance abuse and mental health screening and comprehensive assessments including DSM IV diagnosis.
• Provide appropriate treatment/support including individual and group therapy, couples and family therapy, and education.
• Identify the client’s motivation and their stage in the treatment process and encourage engagement in treatment.
• Establish and maintain non-judgmental therapeutic relationships with clients, and collaborate and consult with colleagues and other community resources.
• Assist with developing/providing education services as required, and participate in program sponsored interdisciplinary research.
• Participate in case conferences, team meetings, continuing education, and/or corporate initiatives and engage in ongoing team planning, development, evaluation and quality improvement activities.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in a Behavioural Health Discipline from a recognized program.
• Three (3) years’ recent related experience providing professional services to the designated client population who have substance abuse and mental health illness, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License as required. Local area travel may require the use of a personal vehicle.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of psychotherapeutic and counselling skills.
• Broad knowledge of bio-psycho-social issues that may occur in response to changing mental health and alcohol and/or other drug needs.
• Broad knowledge of mental health and substance abuse disorders and their interaction.
• Broad knowledge of DSM IV diagnostic classification system and case formulation.
• Broad knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Broad knowledge of legislation, government policies and procedures that relate to the client.
• Basic knowledge of other health disciplines and their role in health care.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients, colleagues, referral sources, medical personnel, and community agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and respond appropriately to emergent situations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and problem solve in pressure situations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, Internet and e-mail software.

Closing Statement

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 Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

• 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.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation. 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.