OPS25-040

Job Type:
Full Time
Department:
Addiction Services
Hours of Work:
Variable
Date Posted:
August 28, 2025
Job Number:
J0825-0221
Number of Positions:
9
Length of Position:
Permanent
Closing Date:
September 4, 2025
At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.
We believe in fostering a workplace culture where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) is integral to our identity and guides our actions every day” at the beginning.
Our purpose statement, “Health through partnership, Caring with kindness,” is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.
The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Diploma from an accredited College in a Health or Social Service Program, with an addiction concentration or complimented by other recognized/relevant Addiction Studies required
• Valid certification in CPR, First Aid (have taken it once), and Crisis Intervention preferred or required within three months of start
• Valid Ontario unrestricted Class ‘G’ Driver’s license required
• Ability to be deployed by vehicle, bicycle or on foot, working in teams of two
• Within 2 years of hire- will obtain an Addictions and Mental Health Ontario Graduate Certificate

SKILL, ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE:

• Basic proficiency in the use of computers required
• Proven experience working in the field of addictions and/or withdrawal management required
• Health and physical ability to assist/manage intoxicated clients required
• Demonstrated ability to develop empathetic, professional relationships with chemically dependent/addicted individual required
• Demonstrated understanding and practice of the principles of Universal Precautions, harm reduction and crisis management required
• Client assessment skills for monitoring withdrawal management symptoms and client’s stage of readiness for change required
• Proven ability to do withdrawal management assessments, individual work and group work preferred
• Knowledge of pharmacology relevant to withdrawal management preferred
• Knowledge of Agencies and Facilities available for treatment of addictions preferred
• Demonstrated capacity for work in a stressful environment with rapidly changing demands preferred

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Provision of withdrawal management care to clients in the Integrated Withdrawal Management Program (IWMP)
• Crisis intervention and support for clients
• Perform health and wellness checks, provision of warming, cooling and harm reduction supplies
• Screening, assessment, monitoring, provision of physical care, providing education and treatment options to the clients
• Formulation and documentation of a comprehensive care plan and discharge plan in collaboration with the client
• Facilitates individual and group counseling sessions, crisis intervention and aftercare support services
• Outreach services and administrative duties as required
• Referral to other services, for example: primary care, housing and other social supports
• Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives
• Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
• Other related duties as assigned
  Successful applicant will be considered a multisite employee
  Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 21.01 of the OPSEU Collective Agreement
  Bluewater Health is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to fully and fairly participate in the application, interview or selection processes, please contact the Human Resources Department at (519) 464-4400 extension 8391 or humanresources@bluewaterhealth.ca and we will endeavor to provide a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account your accessibility needs.
  We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.