Job Description

Req ID: 142585
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital
Department: OPWZ Seniors LINCS
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (40% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Nov-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Dialysis or designate, the incumbent is a member of the Dialysis team and participates in the planning, development and provision of Social Work services to individuals receiving care within the Dialysis Unit. The Social Worker works to full scope of practice as an independent practitioner within the team. This includes supporting the development and integration of seniors' health services within health care and the community and providing collaborative, client centered care across the continuum, supporting the psychosocial and emotional well-being of all individuals (includes patients, families, groups, populations and communities). This position includes case finding activities and considerable community collaboration.

The Social Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide NSH such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, and the leadership philosophy along with organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services one provides and through the messages one delivers. Health Care Social Workers are actively involved in advocacy, education, program planning, consultation, and collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Masters of Social Work required
• Certificate of Registration and Membership in the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers and Canadian Association of Social Workers.
• Minimum two (2) years clinical experience required
• Renal Experience Preferred
• BCLS
• Strong counselling and communication skills
• Capacity to achieve a high degree of autonomous practice
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team context
• Knowledge of issues related to family violence, sexual abuse, addictions, grief and loss, end of life, disability, crisis intervention, caregiving and continuum of care and intervention skills that come from knowledge of theoretical frameworks/approaches to practice
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Part-Time (40%) position; 30 hours biweekly

Compensation and Incentives

$36.04 - $47.38 hourly

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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