Community Health Worker, Substance Use Services

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union:Non-Union
Number of vacancies:1
New or Replacement Position:New
Site:Toronto General Hospital/Toronto Western Hospital
Department:Center for Mental Health
Reports to:Manager
Salary Range
: $33.80 - $42.25 per hour
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Shifts:10 hours - evenings, weekends
Status:Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: September 8, 2026

Working with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), UHN hasestablisheda world-first partnership with a shared vision to integrate physical and mental health and advance brain health science. This collaboration unites Canada’s leading mental health research hospital with Canada’s leading academic health sciences centre to deliver comprehensive, coordinated care and drive world-class research and education on the connection between brain and body health.

As part of the
UHN-CAMH Partnership
, UHN is participating in Ontario Health’s
Substance Use Disorder Integrated Care Pathway (SUD ICP)initiative, with the goal of establishing integrated care pathways for patients presenting to hospital emergency departments at high risk of alcohol and/or opioid-related morbidity and mortality to connect people to care that addresses their needs, both in hospitals and communities.

The SUD ICPrepresentsan expansion of the
UHN Mental Health Program’sexisting
Substance Use Intervention Team (SUIT), a consult service that ensures patients who use substances receive high quality care in hospital and upon discharge into community.

The
Community Health Worker(CHW)will be a key member ofSUIT,an interdisciplinary team thatwillincludephysicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses,andcase managers.

Working in both emergency department and inpatient settings, theCHWwill collaborate with clinicians and community-led organizations on the development of a comprehensive plan to help address individual patient’ssubstanceuse goalsand otherrelatedneeds.

The CHW willprovidedirectone-on-onesupport to patients, advocate for high quality substance use care, and provide system navigation throughout patients’ care journeys.

TheCHWwill support the development and provision of informationandresources, as well asparticipatein case discussions and debriefs. TheCHWwillcontribute to the growth and improvement of SUITandUHN’s broader Substance Use Services within the Mental Health Program.

Additionally, the rolewillsupport building, growing, and sustaining relationships with community partners, including CAMH and The Neighbourhood Group (TNG).

• Facilitate supportive discussionsregardingpatients’ substance use goals
• Engage patients early and oftenin their care journeys tosupport progress towardtheirsubstance use goals while in hospital(emergency department, inpatient units, other settings)
• Build rapport and therapeutic…