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Mental Healthcare

Northern Wellness Group is a rapidly growing wellness company.

We are in need of enthusiastic, professional, hardworking and knowledgeable Psychotherapists to join our team on a full-time, part-time, or casual basis. Our mission is to help people achieve and maintain a higher level of health through natural means.

As part of our team, you’ll get to collaborate with our other practitioners and staff. Are you looking for a company that supports you in providing a multidisciplinary, evidence-based innovative approach to home care? Are you a self-starter who also thrives in an autonomous environment? 

Responsibilities: 

• Complete intake assessments for all new clients assigned directly to you via methods such as interviewing the client, obtaining relevant information, and gathering relevant social data if needed.
• Formulate treatment plans with clients in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
• Provide clinical mental health interventions in the context of evidence-based care/therapies to children, youth, adults and seniors through individual, family, couples and group therapy (based on experience and preference).
• Complete case notes in the electronic medical records after each session.
• Liaise with other professionals working with the clients (i.e. Doctors, case managers, dieticians etc.) on an as needed basis.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Comprehensive knowledge of counselling/psychotherapy theory and practice.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct and document a comprehensive intake assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct mental status exams and suicide risk assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to provide direct client care, treatment planning, supportive counselling, crisis interventions and case coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to provide individual, couples, family and/or group counselling.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with mental health issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to work with substance use and addictions treatment.
• Knowledge and ability to manage crisis and crisis intervention.
• Strong understanding and integration of ethical standards and practices.
• Discretion and respect for confidentiality.
• Knowledge and experience in providing culturally safe and competent care while demonstrating respect for diversity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a clinical team.
• Highly motivated and a self-starter.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Basic computer literacy skills to provide online counselling services via Telehealth and to operate the clients charts in an electronic medical record.

Qualifications 

• Masters degree from an accredited program recognized by the College of Registered Psychotherapists in the province which you practice.
• A minimum of 1 year related experience working in the field and providing direct client care.
• Currently registered in good standing with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
• Current criminal record check and vulnerable sectors check 

COMPENSATION PACKAGE: 

• $90 up to $105 per hour
• Paid Vacation
• Yearly Bonus
• Benefits
• Up to 40 hours per week
• Job Type: Casual, Part time or Full Time