Behavioural Health Consultant

Permanent Full Time
- Are you interested in primary care transformation and providing innovative care in the community? Do you enjoy working with a dynamic team of physicians and health professionals providing comprehensive, patient centred care? If so, come join our team!_
- The Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network is a collaboration between participating family physicians and AHS with a focus on sustaining and enhancing the quality, coordination, and integration of health care services in Leduc and area to improve the quality of life for the population and physicians._
We are seeking an engaged and enthusiastic Behavioural Health Consultant to join our multi-disciplinary healthcare team. The incumbent will deliver a broad range of services to a diverse population within a number of settings - physician clinics as well as the PCN central office. Our teams are essential to the provision of community-based care (i.E. outside of AHS facilities), facilitating wellness, navigating the health system, and offering education and guidance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Initial assessment on patients referred by PCN physicians and other team members to identify health concerns, current risk, and readiness for behaviour change.
- Utilize behavior modification strategies to assist patients with goal setting.
- Employ health promotion and health education strategies to support health behaviour change.
- Prepare and present individualized lifestyle education to clients and families.
- Develop and deliver group psychoeducation classes.
- Coordinate services and care with patients including facilitating referrals to appropriate service providers and social supports.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, standards of practice working groups and PCN committees
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing or other related profession.
- Active registration with an appropriate professional college or association that is recognized by the Alberta Health Professions Act.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to work in an unstructured and dynamic environment that requires flexibility and collaboration with other health professionals;
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Attention to detail is essential;
- Effective time management and organizational skills;
- Current criminal record check;
- Must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.
Salary, Benefits and Hours of Work:
- Working hours will generally be scheduled Monday to Friday from 8:
00 AM to 4:
00 PM. One late shift from 12:
00 to 8:
00 may be required weekly to meet program demands
- We offer a competitive compensation package that includes a group benefit plan, health spending account and GRSP matching.
By January 19, 2023