Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 188516

Expected Start Date: December 28, 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: Yes

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
- Undergraduate degree or diploma in Nursing
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
- Degree in a Health or Human Services field acceptable to the Employer
Competencies
- Leadership skills
- Listening skills
- Time management skills
- Organizational skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to take initiative
- Demonstrates empathy, trust and...
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