Sr Mental Health Clinician (Psychiatry/Alberta)

Position Description

This a responsible professional Position with limited administrative and supervisory duties at the unit level. Specific duties include testing, psychological evaluation and diagnostic services as well as counseling assigned patient caseload. This position functions under the supervision of a higher level licensed psychologist, but the individual has full professional responsibility for higher actions and advice.

Preferred Qualifications

• The Applicant must have the ability to function effectively and professionally as a part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.

• The Applicant must have the knowledge of the principles, ethics, terminology, and procedures of mental health assessment, as well as individual and group treatment.

• The applicant must be able to skillfully analyze data and integrate information into the appropriate reports or documentation.

• The Applicant must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally.

• The Applicant must be capable of working on several tasks simultaneously and does so according to designated time frames and level of importance.

• The Applicant must have a strong work ethic and follow ethical guidelines.

• Individual casework practice, crisis intervention, information and referral, case management and interviewing

• Experience working with adolescents.

• Licensed Professional Counselors(LPC), LPC-Associate, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or related

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university OR Doctoral intern student enrolled in an accredited psychology graduate program
• 2 years of experience