The Mental Health Crisis Response Therapist provides comprehensive assessments and treatment to clients as well as provides expert consultation within a multi-disciplinary team, to other services within Health PEI and to various agencies in the community.

Duties may include:

- Plan and conduct a thorough assessment of clients, including assessing of the level of risk;
- Gather collateral information from interviews with the client, family or significant others, and other professionals (CMH, physician, nurses, social workers, justice, and educational personnel;
- Establish rapport with clients;
- Identify and understand the different types of crisis ranging from situational to psychiatric emergencies and formulate a provisional diagnosis hypothesis, utilizing the DSM IV;
- Utilize extensive knowledge of crises intervention theory and treatment modalities to stabilize the client and to provide early and brief treatments to clients presenting to Prince County Hospital / ER ensuring safety for clients and others;
- Coordinate a treatment plan with members of a multi-disciplinary team, including physicians, triage nurses and/or other professionals as required;
- Establish a follow-up plan and agreement;
- Ensure proper linkages are made when individuals are discharged from Prince County Hospital to another service, and act as a liaison with other mental health professions;
- Maintain confidential records and case reporting; and,
- Other related duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Applicants must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work plus considerable related experience in a mental health setting and the treatment of disruptive behaviour conditions.
- Experience with child and parent, family and group therapy are required.




- Must be eligible for registration with the PEI Social Work Registration Board. Registration is a requirement for employment.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders 5 and other relevant Federal and Provincial statutes and acts.
- Must have considerable experience practicing as A Clinical Social Worker
- Must be able to operate with a high degree of autonomy and independence.
- The successful applicant must have a positive previous work and attendance record.

Other qualifications:

- Related experience in a mental health setting.
- Additional relevant education and experience would be considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within professional expertise and apply
- sound clinical decision making.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary
- Have or committed to acquire training (designated population/program/service)
- necessary to perform role.
- Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and collaboration skills
- Ability to develop and lead education sessions for patients, families, staff, physicians and
- management.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development.
- Strong communication skill, both written and verbal.
- Effective time management and organization skills
- Ability to work independently while respecting professional boundaries, cultural
- differences and respect for diversity
- Ability to exercise diplomacy, tact and judgement in collaborating with patient's, families
- and staff in difficult and complex situations
- Proficiency working in a computerized environment

Salary Range: $40.32 - $50.42 per hour (UPSE Level 19D)

Bi-Weekly Hours: 75 Hours Bi-Weekly / Rotating 11.25 Shifts, Every Second Weekend

Closing Date: Friday October 23, 2026 at 4:00 pm

📌 Social Worker(Social Worker (Charlottetown)
🏢 Health PEI
📍 Charlottetown