Position Title Social Worker, MSW - CVH Medicine Program

The Social Worker will practice within the interprofessional team model and be responsible for providing psychosocial assessment and support discharge planning, counseling, financial planning assistance, and patient/family education to assist individuals and their families to achieve optimal psychosocial functioning throughout the continuum of care.

Contribute to safe, quality care by:

• Discerning relevant information to make effective judgments and decisions.
• Making appropriate social work decisions to facilitate patient care and quality outcomes.
• Providing psychosocial assessment, consultation, treatment and discharge planning within a systems perspective.
• Facilitating the team’s ability to handle the psychosocial aspects of patient care.
• Providing consultation to professionals throughout the hospital.
• Participating in the formulation of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Advocating for the patient and family regarding decision affecting care when appropriate.
• Assisting the interdisciplinary team to establish priorities on individual patient’s needs, making adjustment as necessary.
• Acting as a resource to patients, families and team regarding available community resources such as financial assistance.
• Providing teaching and support to healthcare team regarding patients and families with complex needs, bereavement, etc.
• Developing and maintaining communication resource linkages and networks.
• Participating in activities and initiatives to support continuous quality improvement.
• Actively contributing and participating in hospital and external activities e.g. projects, task forces, workload measurement audits, staffing, education and orientation of students and staff.
• Chairing committees as required.
• Practicing in accordance within specific professional standards.
• Engaging in reflective practice and seeks assistance and accepts guidance to support continued competence.
• Maintaining own clinical and professional competency.
• Maintaining membership in professional role-related organizations.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and continually seeks ongoing education.
• Promoting and facilitating clinical excellence.
• Will be expected to cover other Social Workers across the organization as required.

What must you have?

• Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers, required.
• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited University, required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of previous Social Work experience in a hospital environment, preferred.

What else do you bring?

• Advanced interpersonal and coaching skills.
• Excellent decision making, problem recognition and problem solving skills.
• A strong desire and capacity to promote professional practice and excellence in evidence-based, patient centered care.
• Highly developed psychosocial assessment skills.
• Demonstrated clinical skills providing planning/therapy/counseling support to individuals and families.
• Working knowledge of available community resources.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate/coordinate referrals and applications to government and/or community agencies.
• Ability to work independently and participate as a member of the interprofessional team.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex cases within a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
• Understanding of consent and capacity legislation.
• Proven ability to work in a computerized healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development.
• Proved ability to work in a computerized healthcare environment.
• A strong desire and capacity to promote professional practice and excellence in evidence-based, patient centered care.
• Proven attendance record.
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