Primary Care Network Clinician - Indigenous
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
Fraser Health
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-11
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health, Substance Abuse Counselor
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42.27 - 52.81 CAD Hourly
CAD
42.27
52.81
HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour
Detailed Overview
As a member of the Mental Health & Substance Use Services (MH&SUS) Specialized Community Services Programs (SCSP) and Primary Care Networks (PCN), ensures local linkage between PCN and MH&SUS SCSP to individuals who identify as Indigenous to support mild to moderate mental health and/or substance use clients in a PCN, facilitate access to MH&SUS SCSP, and support transition of stable moderate to severe MH&SU SCSP clients to care of General Practitioners (GP) within PCN.
This position provides initial screening, assesses and determines referral needs, liaises with community resources, formulates and implements short-term engagement and treatment plans, provides short-term counselling, brief interventions and comprehensive case consultation and follow-up support in collaboration with the local PCN and MH&SUS teams. Provides advice, direction and advocacy for issues related to housing, food security and income. Develops, coordinates and delivers in-house services, presentations and training to staff.
Supports the inclusion of family members/natural supports in treatment planning. Participates in the development and evaluation of PCN/MH&SUS Liaison program. Provides outreach as required.
Responsibilities
Provides diagnostic client assessment and brief, short-term individual interventions/group therapy with a focus on those who identify as Indigenous, using a variety of interviewing, counselling, and assessment methods, in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices. Coordinates cases and formulates treatment plans and goals within the PCN, in collaboration with appropriate MH&SUS staff, assigned agency staff, family members/natural supports, and other services, as required.
Uses crisis intervention and outreach as required.Facilitates clients' utilization of appropriate community services and rehabilitative programs (such as alcohol and drug treatment, vocational programs, MH&SUS Specialized Community Services Programs, Primary Care Centres, clubhouses, transition homes, community groups) by researching available services, liaising with these agencies, providing related advice and consultation to clients and staff, and supporting self-management strategies for clients. Provides urgent response crisis stabilization and facilitates hospital admission when required.Maintains client records and statistics, prepares reports, and completes forms as required, in accordance with regional policies and standards, including clinical record standards of MH&SUS. Obtains consent forms for release of client information.Advocates on behalf of Indigenous clients and in support of families/natural supports to assist in access appropriate services related to housing, food security and income by providing clients with information about appeal processes, providing information about clients to relevant Ministries and assisting clients to complete forms; acts as a resource for clients and their families.Provides culturally appropriate education to clients, families/natural supports and staff and other agencies regarding community mental health and substance use resources, programs and issues.Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities for assigned area by performing duties such as participating in quality initiatives, providing feedback to the Coordinator about needs and gaps in programs and services, and suggesting solutions to improve the linkage and collaboration between Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Primary Care Networks. Participates in ongoing education to maintain current and relevant practice, including culturally appropriate clinical education, as well as maintaining current knowledge of relevant Federal and Provincial legislation and amendments that impact mental health and substance use care and service delivery.Participates as a member of both the Mental Health & Substance Use Services team and Primary Care Network to provide and receive information as a representative of the team, as required. Informs staff, community groups, and agencies of the role and function of both teams by providing information formally during in-services.Participates in clinical research and program evaluation activities relevant to the needs of clients, families, Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services, Primary Care Network and the community, by providing information as requested.Maintains knowledge of mental health and substance use as it relates to concurrent disorders through methods such as reviewing literature and research, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, evaluating clinical practice and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices.Performs other related duties as assigned.Qualifications
Education and Experience Master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling or other relevant health…
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