Social Worker
Southlake Regional Health Centre
- Newmarket, ON
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Functions within scope of practice as defined by Ontario College of Social Workers.
- Adheres to hospital policies and practices.
- Participates in appropriate program/hospital committee projects.
- Participates in hospital and staff development programs.
- Participates in and promotes continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Provides comprehensive, coordinated social work and discharge planning services to patients and their families in the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre (SRCC)
- Provides comprehensive psycho-social assessments of patients referred to the SRCC Social Worker.
- Provides counselling services to patients and their families with a goal to assisting the patient and family to adjust to the effects and complications of illness. This includes emotional support and counselling for individual, marital, family and financial issues.
- Provides crisis and grief counselling for patient/family and team.
- Provides information and education to patients and their families pertaining to their plan of care
- Provides consultation to medical staff and other team members regarding psycho-social aspects of patient and family functioning and community resources.
- Maintains relevant documentation of social work services provided in a clear concise written form.
- Maintains statistical data as required by the program.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient/family related communication and documentation.
- Facilitates referrals to community resources.
- Assumes advocacy role within program on behalf of patient and family.
- Acts as resource and liaison to community stakeholders and facilitate referrals to community resources.
- Functions as a partner in the health care team to realize the team goals and objectives.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in psychosocial assessment, conflict resolution, and creative problem-solving
- Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively and constructively with other team members and develop effective partnerships with community agencies/facilities.
- Demonstrated effective counselling skills
- Demonstrated strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with patients/families, interprofessional team members, and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and coordination skills and the ability to prioritise multiple competing workload demands.
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Flexible to meet additional responsibilities as program demands
- Masters' Degree in Social Work from an accredited university
- Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), with no terms, conditions, or limitations required
- Membership in the Ontario Association of Social Workers (preferred)
- Three to five (3-5) years relevant social work experience, or equivalent, within an acute care setting required
- Two (2) years recent experience in oncology and palliative care preferred
- Experience with crisis / urgent presentations an asset
- Previous training/experience in loss and grief is required