Medical social worker

• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Public or community health centre

• Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
• Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
• Plan programs of assistance for clients
• Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
• Monitor and evaluate
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Children
• Developmentally delayed
• Elderly
• Females
• Minority group
• People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Social assistance recipient
• Abused adults
• Family
• People who require psychiatric care

• Research
• Clinical and diagnostic health

• Child welfare
• Health

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Disability benefits
• Paramedical services coverage
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Pension plan

• Maternity and parental benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Wellness program

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada
. The employer will not respond to your application.