Pediatric Emergency Clinician

Why Fraser Health?

Join Our Team as a Clinician for Mental Health & Substance Use Pediatric Emergency. Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in mental health and substance use services? We’re looking for dedicated professionals to join our dynamic team as a Clinician for Community Mental Health.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualifications: Master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling or other relevant health-related discipline.
• Experience: At least two (2) years' recent, related experience in a community or hospital psychiatric setting, or in a rapid response crisis stabilization function, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience will also be considered.

Detailed Overview: In accordance with the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the interprofessional care team in the provision of person-centered and recovery-oriented care, the MHSU Pediatric Emergency Clinician performs intake assessment, offers crisis intervention, and provides input into the care of psychiatric and concurrent disordered pediatric patients in the Emergency Departments. Provides input into the care of pediatric psychiatric patients awaiting transfer for further assessment or inpatient admission. Assists with ensuring effective patient flow for assessed pediatric patients through collaboration with Emergency Departments and or inpatient unit interprofessional team, community mental health and substance use interprofessional team and other community service providers. Assists in care planning to address psychiatric care needs, with final dispositions authorized by the Emergency Room Physicians or consulting Psychiatrist. The MHSU Pediatric Emergency Clinician works in collaboration with the interprofessional community Child & Youth mental health team, agencies and other community service providers. May provide short-term follow-up treatment and case management services for pediatric patients treated in the Emergency Department or on the inpatient unit. This position requires travel to and/or work at various site Emergency departments within Fraser Health.

Responsibilities:

• Screens psychiatric referrals from a variety of internal and external sources, gathers background information and determines service priorities. Works with Emergency Department/inpatient unit staff in the identification of potential psychiatric referrals.
• Provides comprehensive mental health/psycho-social assessments to identify client and family's social, emotional and cultural needs to formulate appropriate treatment recommendations.
• Assesses the need for psychiatric evaluation and makes arrangements for this by utilizing a community psychiatrist available to the program. Develops treatment plans and acts as case manager by liaising and consulting with community resources.
• Develops care plans with final dispositions authorized by the Emergency Room Physician or consulting psychiatrist and provides general and crisis counselling to patients and their families, including short term crisis follow-up in accordance with approved treatment plans.
• Communicates and consults with Emergency department staff, other emergency service providers, the interprofessional community mental health and substance use team and other community service providers on patient care issues, resources and discharge planning; organizes and participates in interprofessional conferences; engages patients and their family in the plan of care and refers patients to other services as required.
• Documents assessments, care plans, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
• Participates in patient care conferences of admitted pediatric psychiatric patients as required to ensure appropriate discharge planning and linkages to appropriate community mental health services.
• Liaises with appropriate departments and professionals and facilitates transition to aftercare by sharing emergency treatment outcomes and care plans with Mental Health & Substance Use staff.
• In accordance with established policies and procedures, provides guidance to interprofessional team members involved in caring for pediatric psychiatric patients and provides input for team members actively involved in violence de-escalation and suicide prevention.
• Provides consultative and direct services to clients, families and staff regarding community resources and access to these resources to facilitate an effective continuum of services.
• Participates in quality improvement activities by identifying patient care issues, collecting data, and identifying needs and recommendations for corrective action and changes to practices, procedures or protocols.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling, or other relevant health related discipline.
• Two (2) years' recent related clinical experience in child and adolescent mental health, including assessment, individual, family, and group interventions, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of community response procedures, mental health assessment, general counselling principles, and intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention Theory and demonstrated skill in crisis intervention with children, adolescents, and families.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Systems Theory and ability to incorporate this into mental health assessments and treatment intervention.
• Ability to establish rapport with clients and families to explore issues beyond the initial presenting problems to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Ability to organize workload and prioritize responsibilities.
• Ability to work effectively with others, both within the hospital and with community agencies utilizing a multi-disciplinary team model.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.