Addiction Counsellor

at  Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Job Description:

RVH’s Residential Withdrawal Management Services is a 18-bed inpatient program located offsite from the main RVH campus. As a Temporary Part-Time Addition Counsellor, you will attend to the admission, assessment, care and discharge of clients while utilizing crisis intervention techniques. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Providing individual counselling
• Completing addiction related assessments
• Providing health teaching and education
• Facilitation of psychoeducational groups
• Utilizing crisis intervention techniques as required
• Completing referrals to community partners and appropriate treatment settings
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of patient care
• Acting as liaison between patients and community partners, ensuring the patient is connected with the appropriate community agencies prior to time of discharge
• Completing appropriate documentation as required
• Patient assessments and counselling in the Emergency Department or other departments of the organization as required
• Other duties as assigned

As a qualified candidate you will have the following job requirements:

• Minimum Grade 12 with post-secondary education in the area of the Humanities, or equivalent
• Basic CPR and First Aid certifications
• Certification as an Addictions Counselor with the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (ICADC) or Canadian Council of Professional Certification (CCPC) is considered an asset
• Training in the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAINS Assessment) an asset
• 6 months of experience in the addictions/health care field desired
• Knowledge of pharmacology and prescription medications an asset

You will be a great fit for this position if you have:

• Demonstrated a non-judgmental attitude towards all clients
• Demonstrated good communication/interpersonal skills
• Ability to `observe’ clients and record in client files appropriately

• Providing individual counselling
• Completing addiction related assessments
• Providing health teaching and education
• Facilitation of psychoeducational groups
• Utilizing crisis intervention techniques as required
• Completing referrals to community partners and appropriate treatment settings
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of patient care
• Acting as liaison between patients and community partners, ensuring the patient is connected with the appropriate community agencies prior to time of discharge
• Completing appropriate documentation as required
• Patient assessments and counselling in the Emergency Department or other departments of the organization as required
• Other duties as assigne