Overview
Clinical Supervisor Jobs in Calgary – Alberta at Alberta Health Services
Title: Clinical Supervisor
Company: Alberta Health Services
Location: Calgary – Alberta
Category: Healthcare, Social Work
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Manager of FAOS/CGT, the incumbent is to provide direct clinical care, and clinical supervisory services according to the professional standards of practice of the regulatory body to which they belong and the code of conduct of AHS.
You will
carry out advanced professional duties of assessment with patients, families and other collateral contacts in order to maintain a continuity in care philosophy.
You will
carry a small case load providing assessment and treatment to individuals, couple, and facilitate group therapy.
You will
be responsible for consultation to the members of the
interdisciplinary
team, and other professionals, to maintain liaisons with community resources for the benefit of patient discharge, identifying patient needs and connecting with community resources. Required to provide clinical supervision of staff, promoting best practices and standards, and professional development opportunities for clinical staff. The incumbent will participate in development of policies, protocols, procedures and guidelines for the FAOS service and its umbrella programs (Family Violence/Sexual Offender treatment program/Not criminally responsible/Community Geographic Teams).
Will also participate in identifying and addressing the educational and
skill development
needs of the teams. Will also be involved in aspects of program development, implementation and evaluation; through the initiation and development of programs and research, and participate in
staff training
and in-service
education
. In addition, this position supports the manager by participating in a range of activities: responding to day-to-day client/clinical concerns, allocation of resources such as case management, etc.
In addition, must be able to accommodate a flexible work schedule as some early evenings will be required for the provision of group therapy/ group therapy supervision.
Description:
As a Clinical Supervisor, you will provide clinical supervision for a discipline, practice area or service sector supporting clinicians to provide excellence in professional practice and enable quality, patient and family-centered care. In this clinical
leadership
role, you will provide clinical supervision to staff providing addiction and/or mental health services to individuals, families, and groups. This role involves supervision related to a range of assessment, mental health (psychosocial and psychological interventions), and other activities.
You will
be required to supervise regulated staff requiring supervision to meet the regulatory requirements for practice, and/or to unregulated staff providing the restricted activity of psychosocial intervention. This may include observing clinical sessions, reviewing clinical documentation and written reports, conducting team case consultations and offering support, and providing guidance and direction to clinical staff with
challenging
and urgent cases in a timely manner.
In your role, you may work with members of the
interdisciplinary
team, psychiatrists and community partners in support of effective professional and
collaborative
practice. You may contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of mental health treatment services in a hospital setting or community. You may also identify and address gaps in clinical practice as well …
