Mental Health Transition and Liaison Coordinator (N3) - Unit 6
Requisition ID: 384395
Position Number: 20042709
Posting End Date: July 12, 2025
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital
Department / Unit: Unit 6 - VGH
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MNU
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 07/14/2025 - 01/01/2027
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $43.321, $44.781, $46.308, $47.795, $49.176, $50.682, $52.238, $53.283
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
The successful applicant may be eligible for an annual full-time incentive of up to $2,000 each year until 2025 as per MOU #31 of the current MNU collective agreement.
Position Overview
The Mental Health Transition and Liaison Coordinator is a member of the acute Mental Health team within Victoria General Hospital who assist in care/treatment planning, consultation, system navigation, discharge planning and providing bridging services until appropriate resources are accessible.
The Mental Health Transition and Liaison Coordinator has a fundamental role in providing consultation and support to patients with mental health conditions who are receiving services in non-mental health patient care areas (e.g. medicine or surgery programs) at Victoria General Hospital.
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of recent acute mental health experience required.
- Advance knowledge of and extensive experience liaising with mental health community resources.
- Effective networking and agency relations skills.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Graduate of an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing required.
- BScMH, BScPN or BN preferred.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Licensure/registration as per professional designation required.
Qualifications and Skills
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the bio/psycho/social model of mental illness and recovery.
- Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge and advanced level expertise in care planning, clinical assessment, crisis intervention, brief treatment, service coordination and consultation.
- Able to use problem resolution skills to handle sensitive and complex issues related to multiple service involvement.
Physical Requirements
- May require evening and weekend work.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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