Mental Health Intake Clinician

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Salary: $7,727.33–$11,112.00 CAD per month

Company

hirify.global Student Health and Wellbeing provides integrated mental health and medical services supporting student safety, wellbeing, and academic success.

What you will do

• Conduct brief initial mental health assessments, determine acuity and care priorities, and apply a stepped-care approach.
• Assess suicide risk, self-harm, safety threats, symptom severity, and functional impact using structured tools and clinical judgment.
• Discuss care options with students and facilitate referrals, warm handoffs, and transitions to hirify.global and community services.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, counsellors, psychologists, and other interdisciplinary providers.
• Participate in crisis response, case conferences, safety coordination, and campus post-crisis support.
• Document assessments, safety plans, referrals, consultations, and outcomes in the electronic health record, and contribute to program evaluation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing, an allied health discipline, or Counselling Psychology.
• Eligibility for professional certification in British Columbia and at least three years of relevant mental health experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience or demonstrated skills in crisis assessment, suicide risk evaluation, safety planning, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and mental health triage.
• Knowledge of mental health assessment, DSM-5 diagnostic categorization, adolescent and young adult mental health, trauma-informed care, and relevant British Columbia legislation.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse student populations, including Indigenous, LGBTQ2SIA+, international, and other equity-deserving groups.
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, clinical documentation, and electronic health record skills.

Nice to have

• Current registration and good standing with a relevant professional college in British Columbia, such as BCCNM or CHCPBC.
• RN, RPN, NP, or equivalent allied health clinical credential.
• Experience in post-secondary, youth, emergency mental health, crisis, triage, or emergency department settings.
• Training in suicide risk assessment, such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale or Safety Planning Intervention.
• Bilingualism or multilingualism and experience developing educational programs or materials.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an integrated, interdisciplinary student health and wellbeing model.
• Contribute to accessible, equitable, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care.
• Receive clinical consultation and mentorship from senior clinicians and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Participate in continuous improvement of triage, safety pathways, and mental health services.
• Full-time staff position with three vacancies and ongoing employment.