Psychologist Masters

Position #: 182541

Expected Start Date: November 21, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Yorkton Regional Health Centre

City/Town: Yorkton

Department: Clinical Psychology

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: March 31, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Psychologist - Masters $44.093 to $53.916

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the incumbent will provide clinical supervision to all Psychologists that provide assessment, evaluations, consultation, and treatment direct clinical services to children, youth, adults and their families. This position provides psychological testing, assessment, screening, and treatment to clients. These services will be delivered through a combination of supervision, direct services, consultation, community resources development and education. This Psychologist, MA or MSC complements existing staff that provides to children, youth, adults, and their families. These services enable and assist staff to serve their areas better.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience in a MH services environment providing psychological services 
• Exp. providing psychological testing, counseling/therapy services are required

Education

• Master of Clinical Psychology

Licenses

• Registered Psychologist (RPsych)

Competencies

• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Public relations skills
• Time management skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Decision making skills
• Organizational skills
• Intermediate - Case management skills
• Intermediate - Assessment skills
• Intermediate - Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Intermediate - Counseling skills
• Critical thinking skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of crisis intervention strategies
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate level of professional conduct and judgement.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team setting in a postive manner
• Knowledge of HIPA
• Awareness of current Mental Health and Addictions issues
• Ability to administer and interpret psychological tests
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act and Family Services Act 
• Ability to utilize computerized assessment & interpretation software packages
• Knowledge in integrating mental health programming across SHA and communities
• Provide culturally competent, client & family centered & strength based care
• Knowledge in quality improvement theory and methodologies
• Knowledge in human behaviour, group dynamics and mental health needs of adults
• Ability to appropriately intervene/attain intervention in emergency situations
• Knowledge of community resources in the addictions field.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work under stress
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Abilitiy to counsel in individual, families and group settings

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists
• Travel within the region and provincially
• For more information on the city of Yorkton please visit https://www.yorkton.ca/
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement