Mental Health Intake Clinician

The Mental Health Intake Clinician will conduct initial mental health assessments for students, determining their immediate needs, risk levels, and facilitating appropriate referrals within UBC and the community. Key responsibilities include structured risk assessments, triage, and collaboration within an interdisciplinary care model. Applicants require a Master's degree in a relevant field, at least three years of mental health experience, and eligibility for professional certification in British Columbia.

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Current registration and good standing with a relevant professional college in British Columbia (e.g., BCCNM, CHCPBC, or equivalent).
• Minimum of three years of mental health clinical experience in crisis assessment, suicide risk evaluation, mental health triage, or case management in a health or community setting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health assessment, diagnostic categorization (e.g., DSM-5 and updates), and adolescent/young adult mental health issues and disorders.
• Strong and demonstrated skills in suicide risk assessment, safety planning, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to identify clinical presentations requiring medical referrals and facilitate pathways to physicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners or other medical providers, as well as counselling services, based on student needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed care and its application to assessment, safety, and intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations, including international, Indigenous, and LGBTQ2SIA+ students, with special attention to suicide risk variations across populations.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), strong organizational abilities, and capacity to document clearly and concisely in the HER.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Degree in Nursing with Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), or Nurse Practitioner (NP) credential, or equivalent allied health clinical credential.
• Experience working in post-secondary, youth, or emergency mental health environments, particularly in crisis, triage, or emergency department settings.
• Training or certification in suicide risk assessment (e.g., Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Safety Planning Intervention, or similar evidence-based approaches)
• Knowledge of the BC Mental Health Act, relevant privacy legislation (e.g., Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act), and community mental health and crisis resources.
• Experience collaborating with physicians, psychiatrists, counsellors, and allied health providers in a team-based care or stepped care model.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in development of educational programs and materials.
• Experience with EHR systems, triage software, or health information management systems.
• Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit)
• Persons with disabilities