Manager, Mental Health and Addictions

Job summary

The Manager of Mental Health and Addictions is responsible for guiding client care, operational oversight, and program development across hospital and community-based services. This role involves driving quality improvement and fostering collaboration among teams and partners.

Job details

Company Description Join St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake as our Manager of Mental Health and Addictions! St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake (SJGHEL) is a patient focused, community driven, and quality-oriented healthcare organization dedicated to providing safe, high-quality care to the communities we serve. We are committed to advancing healthcare excellence across rural Northern Ontario, strengthening interprofessional collaboration, enhancing quality and safety, and ensuring accessible, patient centered care for all. Role Description SJGHEL is seeking a dynamic and hands on Manager, Mental Health and Addictions to join our leadership team! Reporting to the Director, of Long-Term Care and Community Programs, this leadership role is responsible for guiding client care, operational oversight, and program development across hospital and community based mental health and addictions services. The ideal candidate will drive quality improvement, support system integration, and foster collaboration among interdisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure care is safe, effective, and aligned with organizational values and best practice standards. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to influence the delivery of mental health and addictions services, lead transformative programs, and make a tangible difference in the lives of clients and the community. Qualifications The successful candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing or social work from an accredited institution, with a master’s degree considered an asset and be registered in good standing with the applicable professional regulatory college. They will have at least five years’ experience in mental health and addictions services, including hospital or community-based programs, and two years in a leadership role, preferably in a unionized healthcare environment. Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and quality improvement initiatives is an asset.

What you’ll do

The Manager of Mental Health and Addictions is responsible for guiding client care, operational oversight, and program development across hospital and community-based services. This role involves driving quality improvement and fostering collaboration among teams and partners.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in nursing or social work, with a master's degree considered an asset, and be registered in good standing with the applicable regulatory college. They should have at least five years of experience in mental health and addictions services, including two years in a leadership role.

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred
• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Mental Health
• Addictions Services
• Leadership
• Quality Improvement
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Program Development
• Client Care
• Operational Oversight

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Social Services

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