MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE CLINICIAN, PRIMARY CARE

Are you a Mental Health & Substance Use Clinician looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Primary Care department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, and with Northern Health’s vision of an idealized system of services where people and their families receive primary care services in Primary Care Homes supported by interprofessional teams, this position functions as a member of the interprofessional team and applies best practices to provide competent, safe and ethical care for people and their families in settings such as physician practices, homes, schools and communities. Through assessment and involvement of each person and their family, the Primary Care MHSU Clinician develops and implements a plan of care and intervention to assist the person in managing their mental health or addiction challenges. The Primary Care MHSU Clinician will provide care according to the person’s care plan and the person’s personal goals. Primary Care Networks are partnerships between the Divisions of Family Practice representing BC’s family physicians, the regional health authorities, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and local community partners, along with other community providers such as nurse practitioners. All partners are working together in their local communities and collectively to redesign B.C.’s primary and community care system so that it works better for patients and health-care providers.

The clinician develops and implements care plans to help individuals manage mental health and addiction challenges. They work within an interprofessional team to provide safe and ethical care across various community settings.

The candidate must be a Mental Health & Substance Use Clinician with a strong work ethic. They should be able to apply best practices in primary care environments to support patients and their families.

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• Mental Health Assessment
• Substance Use Intervention
• Care Planning
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Ethical Care
• Patient Advocacy
• Crisis Management
• Community Outreach

• Healthcare
• Social Services

Expérience minimale

0+ ans

Postuler avant le

5 sept. 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Niveau d’expérience

Entry level