Job Description

This is a Regular Full-Time Opportunity
Type: New
An exciting opportunity as a Regular Full-Time Social Worker exists in the Women's College Academic Family Health Team (WCAFHT), reporting to the Executive Director, Environmental Health Clinic and WCAFHT. The Women's College Academic Family Health Team is one of the largest Family Practice Units within the Department of Family and Community Medicine with over 40 staff Physicians, interprofessional team, administrative and support staff.
Summary of Duties, but not limited to:

• Provide patients and families with emotional support, coping strategies and linkage to community resources and support, including but not limited to financial assessment, social and financial assistance, options for disability support, respite care, and child care.
• Provide support, short-term and longitudinal psychosocial therapy and counseling through stages of women's treatment journey, from diagnosis to aftercare and survivorship.
• Conduct assessments and participate in the development of treatment plans with other team members.
• Coordinate referrals and facilitate access to other health care providers and organizations, while assisting patients and their families with the development of social and community support systems.
• Develop, implement and balance individual, group, same day, in person and virtual counselling and patient and family education sessions.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the health care team internal and external to the organization while ensuring continuity of care as patients transition across the continuum through appropriate discharge planning, patient education, and coordination of services to community support and resources.
• Establishes a caring and therapeutic relationship with patients; demonstrates trust, respect, and honesty and provides counseling including crisis interventions as required
• Advocates for patients by mobilizing resources and identifying and addressing gaps in service to meet supportive care needs of patients
• In collaboration with Professional Practice, Research, and Education departments initiatives and participates in clinical research and teaching and integrates research into practice to ensure best practice standards are maintained.
• Identify and lead quality improvement initiatives that will advance the work of the Centre and WCH
• Assist patients and families in overcoming barriers that have the potential to impede access to care
• Support and coordinate patient care for marginalized and complex patient population while supporting and enabling strong community linkage to applicable resources
• Support and champion quality improvement and best initiatives such as social prescribing

As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.
The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.
Qualifications

• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers is required
• Master's degree in social work is required
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a hospital, ambulatory setting is required
• Ability to form positive therapeutic alliance and to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of adult education strategies, teaching and learning principles, and advanced therapeutic communication techniques
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders including community organizations, and hospitals
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, organization, and time management skills
• Well-developed verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and teaching skills
• Proficient with Electronic Medical Record (PSS EMR), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and navigation of the Internet
• Demonstrated commitment to a patient/family centred care environment
• Evidence of ongoing professional development, continuing education and leadership experience
• Demonstrated good attendance record with the ability to maintain this same standard
• Experience working with marginalized and complex patient population
• Experience with case management and community linkage
• Proven attendance and punctuality
• Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women's College Hospital
• This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Skills Required