Social Worker, BSW - Peace Arch Hospital

Salary

CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour

We’re hiring Casual Social Workers, BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC.

Peace Arch Hospital is a 171-bed hospital located in White Rock, BC, primarily serving the local communities of South Surrey and White Rock. The hospital offers general medicine, surgery, maternity, inpatient, outpatient care and 24/7 Emergency services with over 51,000 visits annually.

With its sandy beaches, red brick promenade, waterfront eateries, dramatic sunsets, and the warmest ocean water on the Canadian west coast, White Rock is known as the jewel of British Columbia. A quiet, growing, seaside community tucked between Surrey and Washington State, White Rock is a scenic community offering a variety of leisure activities from windsurfing to golfing to oceanfront promenade walks.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.

• Conduct psychosocial/emotional assessments of clients by methods such as focused interviewing, the collecting of relevant data, the interpreting of the data within the context of the client system, using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
• Provide basic therapeutic clinical counselling services to clients, based on a psychosocial assessment by methods such as identifying areas of client/system strength and challenge in addressing the psychosocial/emotional components of illness, injury and disease and by providing interventions which promote improved psychosocial/emotional wellbeing; provide a plan of care that will include the goals of treatment, timelines and indicators of successful treatment.
• Educate and provide consultation to clients and healthcare professionals on issues related to Social Work practice and area of clinical specialty; provide information in such areas as: high risk factors, recovery and current community practice relevant to the assigned clinical specialty area in the fields of adaptation to illness and disability, trauma, bereavement, critical incident stress management, relevant legislation, chemical dependency and community living and support services.
• Maintain client records by methods such as documenting client assessments, charting client information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established professional/organizational standards, policies and procedures.
• Provide input to the interdisciplinary team in client care planning and discharge planning by methods such as interviewing the client to assess and determine care plan and type of service required and articulating analysis and decision to members of the interdisciplinary team; participate in team meetings focused on care planning/discharge planning and ensure that these meetings take place in a timely manner;
  
  collaborate with clients and community service partners as needed in the activity of care and discharge planning.
• Communicate with community health and social agencies including government ministries, Home Health personnel and family physicians by performing duties such as collaborating in the assessment and management of individuals at risk, making referrals to appropriate resources when longer term treatment or follow-up is required and exchanging relevant information.
• Act as a resource to clients by performing duties such as providing information regarding community resources and access to these resources, suggesting contacts to facilitate optimal planning, arranging referrals and facilitating the development of community resources to support the health of families.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement by methods such as…