Crisis Clinician - Crisis Services - ARCC

"The Shared Health Mental Health and Addictions program provides a range of mental health and addiction services across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health, social service and community sectors the program strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities and the impact of mental health and addiction problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities."

The Crisis Response Centre offers a constellation of walk-in, mobile and scheduled crisis response services and operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The centre includes a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers along with other clinicians and support workers with expertise in mental health as well as an understanding of the service needs of persons with an accompanying substance use disorder.

The Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis program is a pilot project whereby the clinician works collaboratively with Winnipeg Police Service. The clinician offers mental health screening, assessment and intervention over the phone, virtually and/or in the community with a police officer, and collaborates with Winnipeg Police to respond to 911 calls with a mental health or addictions component.

MAIN FUNCTION:

Under the general direction of the CRC Manager and Clinical Team Leaders, and in collaboration with the CRC Clinical Team, the incumbent is responsible for providing clinical services to individuals in mental health or psychosocial crisis.

• Four years related community experience, crisis/emergency-specific experience strongly preferred.

• BSW, BScMH, BScPN, BN, OT, or related health/human service degree required.

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of active registration with the appropriate registering body.
• Level 3 Security Clearance by Winnipeg Police Services required.
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle preferred.

• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Theory.
• Effective Crisis Intervention Skills.
• Expertise in the area of mental health.
• Knowledge and understanding of psychosocial rehab and recovery.
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective networking and agency relations skills.
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
• Suicide Assessment and Intervention Training.
  

Not Applicable