Crisis Clinician (N3) - Crisis Services

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 is a ground-breaking development in the delivery of crisis services and is the first of its kind in Canada to offer a constellation of walk-in, mobile and scheduled crisis response services. This service offers mental health crisis services 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 Crisis Stabilization is a separate but linked service that will remain at a separate location. Up to 20,000 people are anticipated to access the Crisis Response Services each year.

Under the general direction of the Manager - Crisis Response Services 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.

The Employer may use this posting to establish an eligibility list. Such lists may be maintained for a period of time not exceeding six (6) months.

• Four years related community experience.

The Crisis Response Centre has a mandate to provide service in French; preference will be given to bilingual (French/English) candidates.

• BN or RPN required.
• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Theory.
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
• Suicide Assessment and Intervention Training.

• Must be registered or eligible for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle preferred.

• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• 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 skill.