Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 188516

Expected Start Date: August 17, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Wadena Hospital

City/Town: Wadena

Department: Primary Care Sites

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work:  shifts of hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band:  Pay Band Mental Health Therapist - Staff $35.546 to $43.466

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Primary Health Counsellor reports to the Primary Health Care Manager. Professional peer review and responsibility will be maintained through a joint accountability to Mental Health/Addictions. The incumbent is a member of the primary health care team, in a collaborative, co-location model. The incumbent supports the providers in PHC services in screening, brief intervention and accessing appropriate services for ongoing mental health and psychosocial services for their clients. The incumbent screens and assesses the needs of referred clients and determines a treatment plan which may include short term intervention with the counselor and/or case management or referral to other community programs. The incumbent initiates/participates in community development initiatives and participates in the evaluation of PHC initiatives within the site. He/she promotes quality health care outcomes working within established standards of practice to ensure that clients receive a high standard of primary health care.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education
- Bachelor of Science in Human Services (BSHS)
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
- Listening skills
- Organizational skills
- Time management skills
- Leadership skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Conflict resolution skills to effectively handle difficult issues
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to provide public presentat...
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