Hospital Social Worker Newmarket

Apply psychosocial assessment and counselling skills as a part-time Social Worker with Southlake Health in Newmarket, Ontario. Support patients and families through illness and hospitalization.
This permanent Social Worker joins an interprofessional healthcare team serving patients and families. The work includes counselling, crisis intervention, grief support, discharge planning, advocacy, and community resource connections. Collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other providers supports coordinated patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities:

Complete psychosocial assessments for patients and families
Provide counselling, emotional support, crisis intervention, and grief support
Facilitate discharge planning and connect families with community resources
Collaborate with interprofessional healthcare team members
Maintain documentation and participate in quality improvement initiatives
Requirements:
Master’s degree in social work from an accredited university
Good-standing membership with OCSWSSW
Three to five years’ acute care or hospital experience
Training or experience in grief and loss
Strong psychosocial assessment, counselling, and communication skills
Bring hospital social work, crisis intervention, and discharge planning expertise to Southlake Health’s patient-centered care team.