Job Description
Dr. Jay Wang is a psychiatrist who is seeking a passionate and committed Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with an interest to work in a team-based model as a patient case manager to provide high quality mental health care in the community to suitable patient populations. Currently, the clinic is completely virtual, with an active plan to transition to a physical clinic in 2024. The clinic aims to provide care to functioning adult populations with a mild to moderate degree of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, through evidence-based psychotherapeutic and medical treatment options.
Roles and Responsibilities
As a patient case manager, you will:
- – Provide patient case management service and clinical counselling work
- – Review patient file +/- patient initial meeting in order to provide continuity of care and prevent client repeated their story prior to psychiatrist consultation and follow ups
- – Complete individual patient case manager follow up sessions with patients per patient request
- – Plan, design, and deliver/facilitate approved group psychotherapy – including but not exclusive to mindfulness and CBT
- – Facilitate educational workshops if needed
- – Follow patient treatment plan as created by supervising psychiatrist and utilize therapeutic interventions to accomplish patient goals
- – Complete session notes after group and individual session
- – Regular care management meetings with supervising psychiatrist for patient clinical update and treatment plan discussion with associated meeting notes
- – Serve as a centralized conduit between patients and supervision psychiatrist in communication and patient requests, including but no exclusive to following examples such as patient request for forms/letters to be filled, patient clinical updates, etc
- – Maintain healthy and professional interdisciplinary relationships
- – Attend case management and clinical meetings
- – Participate in ongoing professional development (in-service and formal)
- – Abide by and review code of ethics
- – Adhere to clinical and ethical standards set out by the by the BCACC and other professional associations joined
- – Adopt and adjust patient care management duties as required for clinical patient care and/or as required by the supervising psychiatrist
Expectations
– Use only evidence-based resources approved by supervising psychiatrist
– Utilize a team-based model
– Courteous and personable but with clear professional boundaries and conducts with all patient interactions
– Ability to work in a fast-paced high volume patient care team
Mandatory Qualifications:
– Candidates should be Canadian citizen or permanent resident
– Master’s Degree in counselling or in a related field identified by the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor (BCACC)
– Maintenance of registered with the BCACC as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with good standing
– Maintenance of professional insurance through the BCACC
Necessary Clinical Skills and Experiences
– At least 2 years of working experience in the area of patient care case management and/or group/individual psychotherapy
– Demonstrated skills in patient clinical assessments, pertinent history, mental status exams, and appropriate clinical decision making
– Demonstrated skills in formal documentation and report/note writing of all relevant clinical encounters
– Demonstrated strong ability to develop, coordinate, lead/facilitate, and evaluate education/training/psychotherapeutic group sessions
– Strong interpersonal skills
– Strong communication skills, including but not exclusive to verbal and written
Other Valued Skills and Experiences
– Basic computer and typing skills
– Organizational skills
Application Process
Candidates should submit the followings:
a. CV/Resume and cover letter with pertinent educational and work-related information
b. proof of current registration with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor (BCACC)
c. two recommendation letters from clinic managers or the physicians with whom they worked before.
Interviews will be conducted. As part of the interview, candidates would be asked
– to lead a mock 15-minute mindfulness meditation session
– to lead a mock CBT session
– to conduct a mock 30-minute patient assessment given a clinical vignette
Work remotely
– Yes, prior to the development of a physical clinic; following the development of the physical clinic, there will be a mixed model, at the discretion of the supervising psychiatrist
Job Type
Permanent, Part-time to start (20 hours per week), with the goal of moving into full-time (40 hours per week) depending on performance
- 7-8 hours/day, 4 days a week to start
- Plan to move towards 8 hours/day, 5 days a week in 2024
Salary: $50-60 per hour depending on experience
Extended Health Benefits may be available once the employee passes the probation period
Language Requirements: English
Other languages: not required but an asset (particularly Mandarin)
COVID-19 considerations:
We will be following all COVID-19 public health precautions.
If you are interested in this position, please apply with the above requested documentation at your earliest convenience.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $50.00-$60.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site gym
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- If a patient makes demand of you on the phone or in person that you feel is unreasonable, how would you handle the situation?
Licence/Certification:
- BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) registration? (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-02-01
Expected start date: 2024-03-01