Overview

The Fraser Health position is for a casual MHSU Pediatric Emergency Clinician based in Surrey, BC. The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 - $52.81 per hour.

Fraser Health is a dedicated health care employer committed to planetary health, values diversity in the workforce, and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. A career with Fraser Health offers the prospect to work with a professional interprofessional team in a dynamic health care environment with competitive compensation and benefits.

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 in order 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.
- May provide short-term follow-up treatment and case management services for pediatric patients treated in the Emergency Department.
- 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 plan of care and refers patients to other services as required.
- Provides patient advocacy services with other agencies, services and service providers.
- Documents assessments, care plan, 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. Acts as patient advocate by assisting patients and their family members to access appropriate community resources.
- 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 in order to facilitate an effective continuum of services.
- Assists in the development of educational workshops for mental health professionals, hospital staff, community partners, and parents to provide educational presentations on mental health issues, crisis management, early intervention and prevention.
- Networks with community agencies and local hospitals to develop relationships that enhance intra-agency/hospital cooperation.
- Attends team meetings and multi-disciplinary meetings as required. Identifies own learning needs/goals, reviews these with the Manager or designate and engages in a variety of activities to meet these needs/goals.
- 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. Provides input to the Managers regarding policies, procedures, and operational requirements by observing service needs and providing spoken or written suggestions that address patient and family needs and promote effective use of resources.
- Maintains a protected environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience

Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling, or other relevant health related discipline. Two (2) years' recent related clinical experience in ch

📌 MHSU Pediatric Emergency Clinician (Surrey)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Surrey