Social Worker Addictions Medicine RAAM (Job ID: 8536)
Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph's Health Centre and St. Michael's Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Join our team in our mission to continue to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do, in the role of a Social Worker in our Mental Health and Addiction Service at St. Joseph's Health Centre site.
The services provides care to individuals with serious mental illness, addictions and complex medical needs. The primary role of the Social Worker is to provide assessment and individual and group treatment to adults with substance use disorders that receive services through Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic. Working with a multidisciplinary team of Addiction Physicians, RN, Addiction Case Worker and Peer Support Specialist, the Social Worker will be responsible for developing evidenced based group programming and facilitating the groups. Individual support will include brief, time limited structured psychotherapy. Counseling, discharge planning, resource referral, consultation and collaboration, teaching, research/quality improvement and patient education are required elements of this position.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide brief structured psychotherapy or time limited counseling sessions to individuals accessing Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic (RAAM).
- Develop, facilitate and coordinate evidence-based group therapy program clients in the addictions service
- Coordinate intake and assessment for group therapy program
- Maintain all required administrative documentation, such as workload statistics, patient rosters, equipment lists, etc.
- Follow and keep up to date on hospital and department policies and procedures
- Is committed to, and participates in, ongoing quality improvement in the organization
- Promote professional governance and effective hospital operations through, for example, participation in professional practice councils, unit/departmental meetings and hospital committees
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized Social Work Program
- Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Current CPR certification
- Minimum 3 - 5 years direct experience in acute hospital and/or outpatient addictions or mental health setting.
- Completion of post-graduate counselling certificate programs preferred
- Solid experience in providing brief psychotherapies and supportive counseling in addictions field to a range of populations.
- Experience in trauma informed care preferred
- Experience in organizing and facilitating psychotherapeutic groups; preference given to those with experience running DBT/CBT/Mindfulness groups
- Familiarity with quality improvement science an asset
- Excellent communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
- Proven flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills as relates to patient care
- Actively contributes to the academic mandate of the organization as an educator, resource or support for staff, students and members of the academic and professional community
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