Job Description

General Posting Information







POSITION:
Social Worker


DEPARTMENT:
Social Work


CONDITIONS:
Part-time (0.90 FTE)


HOURS:

Temporary Approximately 67.5 Bi-weekly hours for approximately twleve (12) months


SHIFTS:

Days / Weekend
5.5 & 7.5 hours per shift (subject to change)


WAGE RATE:

Scale Minimum Maximum
OPSE13 $45.78/hr $58.04/hr



RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide quality social work services to individual patients and their families.
• To provide timely psychosocial assessments and interventions
• To coordinate discharge plans with patients, their families, the multidisciplinary team and a wide range of community services
• To make referrals to appropriate community resources
• Demonstrate QCH values: collaboration, accountability, innovation, respect

• Master of Social Work Degree in Clinical Social Work
• Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Two years social work experience in a hospital setting or relevant/similar setting
• Experience in general medicine, geriatrics, palliative care and discharge planning.
• Must be comfortable dealing with end of life issues and providing guidance and support to families and team members.
• Excellent working knowledge of medical terminology and diagnoses
• Knowledge of a broad range of social and community services including placement resources for senior and chronically ill patients.
• Must be knowledgeable about adult protection legislation and the identification, reporting, intervention and documentation requirements in cases of abuse against women and seniors.
• Must have a working knowledge of the Health Care Consent and Substitute Decisions Acts and other appropriate legislation as it pertains to discharge planning and seniors
• Must demonstrate an advanced level of practice competence in psychosocial assessment; safety/risk assessment; crisis intervention and prevention; and grief, loss and adjustment counseling
• Motivation, energy, creativity and commitment to quality patient care
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with complex patient needs and system demands