Mental Health Clinician - Toronto, Canada - North York General Hospital

North York General Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do.

We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation.

North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first
- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.
Position Summary
Mental Health Clinician, Seamless Care Optimizing Patient Experience

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will be a member of an interdependent multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for providing client-centered assessments, short term structured counselling and support services for individuals and groups.

You're a great relationship builder, and foster close contacts with peers across the entire organization. You have great interpersonal skills, and effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families.

This position supports the hospital's academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation.

This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families.

On a practical level, you will

Assist in the development and maintenance of effective linkages with the Hospital and the mental health services, Family Physicians, etc.

Provide individual and group counselling to clients using applicable treatment modalities.
Support and adhere to Hospital and appropriate College policies and procedures.

Provide administrative duties (i.e., record keeping, data collection, etc.).

Participate in the education of staff, students and the larger community as agreed upon with manager.

Attend relevant committees/staff meetings.

Conduct in-depth intake and initial assessments of clients and their systems using a wide-range of measurement tools and sources of information.

Documentation as per College and hospital standards.

Maintain client charts, statistics and other related client and workload measurement documents according to NYGH policies. Access, coordinate and advocate for services/resources to meet client needs.

Consult with other service providers to promote continuity of care for the client.

Participate in research and evaluation activities.

Provide supervision to students

Work in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing or related discipline.

Current membership in a Regulated Professional College or equivalence.

Minimum 2-3 years' experience in mental health.

Ability to facilitate group and individual counselling

Effective knowledge and written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and in a team setting.

Ability to set priorities, organize and coordinate activities.

Demonstrate clinical competence.

Ability to establish and maintain relationships with hard to serve clients
What We Offer

Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada's leading hospitals.

This is a Full Time Temporary position of 12 months with 8 hour shifts, days shifts in the Seamless Care Optimizing Patient Experience Program.

We offer a highly competitive total compensation package that includes benefits, pension, and vacation. If you were searching for more reasons to consider joining the wonderful team at NYGH, check out some features of our Total Rewards package by visiting

FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY:

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital's Occupational Health and Safety department.

How to Apply

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Closing Statement

At North York General, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment.

We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live, including those with disabilities.

North York General is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.