Therapist, Mental Health and Addictions, Mental Health and Addiction Emergency Follow-up Services (MHAEFUS)
About the role
Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.
As a Therapist, Mental Health and Addiction, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. You will be providing consultations services to Guelph General Hospital, as well as, provide addiction counselling and service navigation to patients in the emergency department and medical units of the Guelph General Hospital.
The overarching goal of the Therapist, Mental Health and Addiction, is to provide appropriate, empathetic, non-judgmental and respectful care urgently to individuals identifying any sort of problematic substance use while ultimately helping the client to increase their quality of life and decrease the time spent in crisis and in hospital. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!
Hours: Full time, 12 hours shifts (8am-8pm), rotating schedule inclusive of evenings, weekends and Statutory Holidays.
What you'll be doing:
- Provide client-centered support to individuals dealing with significant addiction concerns, inclusive of a harm reduction approach
- Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation and conduct ongoing clinical risk assessment
- Provide individual counselling utilizing evidence-informed practices including (but not limited to) Motivational Interviewing, Stage-Matched Intervention, Trauma-Informed approaches, Brief Solution-focused Therapy, CBT and DBT informed approaches
- Engage in collaborative treatment plans to successfully identify problematic behaviours
- Collaborate and liaise with external community services
- Provide support and consultation to Guelph General Hospital staff
What we're looking for:
- Must hold valid registration with the relevant college/governing body in Ontario
- Experience working with chemical dependence and concurrent psychiatric disorders (Borderline Personality Disorder, Axis II, Psychosis, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder)
- Knowledge of withdrawal management and agonist therapy for addictions is an asset
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
Why work with us
Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!
As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.
This job posting is for an existing vacant position within the organization.
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About Homewood Health
As Canada's leader in mental health and addiction services, we provide a continuum of stay at work, return to work and treatment services through our team of over 4,500 staff and clinical professionals. At Homewood Health we make life better.
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Therapist, Mental Health and Addictions, Mental Health and Addiction Emergency Follow-up Services (MHAEFUS)
About the role
Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.
As a Therapist, Mental Health and Addiction, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. You will be providing consultations services to Guelph General Hospital, as well as, provide addiction counselling and service navigation to patients in the emergency department and medical units of the Guelph General Hospital.
The overarching goal of the Therapist, Mental Health and Addiction, is to provide appropriate, empathetic, non-judgmental and respectful care urgently to individuals identifying any sort of problematic substance use while ultimately helping the client to increase their quality of life and decrease the time spent in crisis and in hospital. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!
Hours: Full time, 12 hours shifts (8am-8pm), rotating schedule inclusive of evenings, weekends and Statutory Holidays.
What you'll be doing:
- Provide client-centered support to individuals dealing with significant addiction concerns, inclusive of a harm reduction approach
- Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation and conduct ongoing clinical risk assessment
- Provide individual counselling utilizing evidence-informed practices including (but not limited to) Motivational Interviewing, Stage-Matched Intervention, Trauma-Informed approaches, Brief Solution-focused Therapy, CBT and DBT informed approaches
- Engage in collaborative treatment plans to successfully identify problematic behaviours
- Collaborate and liaise with external community services
- Provide support and consultation to Guelph General Hospital staff
What we're looking for:
- Must hold valid registration with the relevant college/governing body in Ontario
- Experience working with chemical dependence and concurrent psychiatric disorders (Borderline Personality Disorder, Axis II, Psychosis, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder)
- Knowledge of withdrawal management and agonist therapy for addictions is an asset
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
Why work with us
Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!
As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.
This job posting is for an existing vacant position within the organization.
Not the right fit? Search for Therapist, Mental Health and Addictions, Mental Health and Addiction Emergency Follow jobs in Guelph, ON
About Homewood Health
As Canada's leader in mental health and addiction services, we provide a continuum of stay at work, return to work and treatment services through our team of over 4,500 staff and clinical professionals. At Homewood Health we make life better.