RECOVERY ALBERTA: Youth Substance Program Calgary

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Calgary seeks a psychiatrist for the Youth Addiction Services within Recovery Alberta. The role provides concurrent mental health and substance use care, with multidisciplinary collaboration and access to psychiatry services for assessments and treatment planning.

The position emphasizes addiction medicine, crisis management and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to support youths for up to a year in program activities and rounds.

Qualifications

• MD with CCFP or FRCPC designation and Alberta licensure eligibility.
• Methadone license required.
• Experience with addictions and crisis management.
• Interest in addiction medicine encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatry services for youth addiction and mental health needs.
• Attend weekly rounds (90 minutes) with the multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with clinicians, nurses, social workers and therapists.
• Coordinate assessments, referrals to detox/residential services as needed.

Skills

Addiction medicine experience

Crisis management

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

MD degree

CCFP or FRCPC designation

Eligible for Alberta licensure

Methadone license

Job description

RECOVERY ALBERTA: Youth Substance Program Calgary

This position is part of Recovery Alberta , supporting our ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare services across the province.

Calgary Youth Substance Use Program provides concurrent mental health and substance use screening, assessment, individual, group and family counselling.

Access to a recreational therapist, psychoeducational assessment and psychiatry services available. Additional referral services to more intensive and / or residential treatment programs both external and internal to Alberta Health Services available.

This service also offers Psychiatry assessment and treatment and referral to detox and residential treatment services.

This position requires a psychiatrist at least 1 day a week for scheduled initial assessments and follow up appointments with clients and their caregivers, often attended by their primary counsellor at the clinic. The psychiatrists work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team with a few other Psychiatrists, Addiction & Mental Health Counsellors, Family Counsellors, Psychologist, Nursing, Rec Therapist, Social Worker and a Nurse Practitioner within the Community Outpatient Team and the bed-based treatment program, Youth Recovery Program. Case management is primarily managed by the clinicians in the clinic/program, including collaboration/consultation and support by the Nurse Practitioner as required and clients can remain in program for up to a year. All psychiatrists are expected to attend Rounds once per week for 90 minutes (virtually) with all clinicians in the outpatient clinic and bed-based program, to provide updates on various clients, review their medication needs, present new cases, consult on diagnostics and related behaviours, answer questions or provide status updates on client’s behaviours, response to therapy etc.

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have an MD, with a CCFP or FRCPC designation, will be eligible for licensure in the province of Alberta
• will hold a methadone license.
• Experience with addictions, opioid dependency and an ability to effectively manage patients in crisis are definite assets.
• Physicians who currently hold addiction medicine certification, have relevant training or have a keen interest in learning addiction medicine are encouraged to express interest.

Contact Information:

If you have questions, please forward to:

Dr. Sam Chang, Provincial Medical Director, Youth Addiction Services

Email: [e-mail]

Start Date: December 01, 2026

Closing Date: Until suitable candidate is found

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