Mental Health - Strathroy, Canada - Thames Valley Family Health Team

Thames Valley Family Health Team

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Strathroy, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

This position will be serving Middlesex County.
The Thames Valley Family Health Team is one of the largest Family Health Teams (FHT) in Ontario.

With more than 120 physicians across 19 sites within London/Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties, the Thames Valley Family Health Team is committed to providing comprehensive, collaborative primary health care to over 169,000 patients.

The mental health & addictions care manager is a core member of the collaborative care team, including the patient's medical provider as well as the larger primary care team and community team.

The mental health & addictions care manager is responsible for supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the patient's medical provider and, when appropriate, other mental health providers.

This position will involve partnerships with local hospitals and work with partners in our community.

This is an exciting opportunity to help design and implement the collaborative care model to meet the unique needs of patients in the Strathroy area.

This role will assist the FHT in achieving its vision and mission.

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate of an accredited College or University
Registered and in good standing with a regulated health professional College (for example: College of Nurses on Ontario or Ontario, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario)

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely

coordinate care with the patient's medical provider and, when appropriate, other mental health
providers

Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate

patient engagement and follow-up care.

Experience with use of medical directives where applicable
Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and the

available treatment options.

Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or by telephone) for

changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.

Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on

treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.

Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidencebased techniques such as behavioral

activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as
appropriate.

Provide or facilitate inclinic or outside referrals to evidencebased psychosocial treatments (e.g.

problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.

Participate in regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation with the psychiatric

consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient's medical
provider.

Consultations will focus on patients new to the caseload and those who are not improving as expected under the current treatment plan.

Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, or in person.

Track patients follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry. Document inperson and telephone encounters in the registry and use the system to identify and reengage patients. Registry functions can be accomplished through an EMR build on a spreadsheet used in conjunction with an EMR or can be built into a standalone clinical management tracking system that may or may not be linked to an EMR.
Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EMR and other required systems to be shared with medical providers, psychiatric consultant, and other treating providers.
Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation

with the medical provider and the psychiatric consultant and who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care.

Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the organization (e.g., social services

such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment).

Home visits
Use of technology including virtual visits, phone, video & texting
Develop and complete relapse prevention selfmanagement plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload
Work effectively, both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Experience in the use of EMR, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to own method of reliable transportation as travel between sites is required.

HOURLY RATE:
is dependent on profession and experience