Mental Health Clinician
Your Opportunity:
The mental health clinician is responsible for providing specialized mental health assessment and consultation services in the context of clients of all ages presenting by walk in or referral to Airdrie Urgent Care at Airdrie Health Centre, who require urgent crisis assessment in relation to acute mental health issues. The position is clinical in nature. Staff is responsible for providing mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, referrals and advocacy. Clinically focused liaison and consultation to colleagues within the Health Centre and with community services providers is also required. The incumbent is required to have awareness and sensitivity to working with diverse populations across the life span and concurrent disorders.
Description:
As a Mental Health Clinician, you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, collaborating in the delivery of care to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. You will be responsible for intake, clinical interviews and screening of clients with addiction and mental health disorders. You will liaise with a variety of internal and external partners and work collaboratively with other team members, as required. You may have the opportunity to participate in program planning and development and provide supervision to practicum students. This position is open to Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and Occupational Therapists.
- Classification: Mental Health Clinician
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Airdrie Urgent Mental Health
- Primary Location: Airdrie Community Health Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 17-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 04-JAN-2027
- Temporary End Date: 14-JUL-2028
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 35
- Shift Pattern: Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $43.14
- Maximum Salary: $57.37
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of one of the following programs: a master's degree in Psychology; a bachelor's degree in Social Work with education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a master's or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with comparable education in mental health assessment, brief counselling and crisis intervention; a bachelor's degree in Nursing with training and experience in mental health assessment, crisis intervention and brief counselling; or a bachelor's degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Active or eligible for registration with the applicable Alberta regulatory college.
Additional Required Qualifications:1 + years of experience in mental health and risk assessments.
Preferred Qualifications:experience with assessments across the life span. 1+ years experience in a rural or smaller city.
