Company Description Job Description
Position Summary
Duties
- Assessing patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans
- Implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the inter-professional team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behavior, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment
- Reassessing and modifying the intervention plan as required
- Liaising with appropriate community agencies
- Completing applications for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) facilities, establishing contact with members of the inter-professional team and community agencies to obtain, provide or exchange information relating to patients' psycho-social functioning and health care in the past, present and future
- Rendering services for the immediate benefit of the Hospital and the community
- Providing clinical teaching to Social Work Students, Medical Students, Professional Colleagues at University Health Network, Faculties of Social Work and in the community
- Performing activities required for the effective and efficient operation/maintenance of the Social Work professional group
- Contribute to quality improvement and development and implementation of a new model of care
- Provide social work subject matter expertise
- Work as part of a collaborative team that will include clinicians, quality improvement specialist, design specialist, data analyst, and more!
Qualifications
- Completion of a Masters Degree in Social Work (M.S.W) or equivalent
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Membership in the Ontario Association of Social Workers, preferred
- 2 - 3 years experience working with an interprofessional team in a health care setting, preferred
- Knowledge of policies, legislation, programs, issues related to social welfare institutions and services, the Health Care Consent Act, and Advance Care Planning
- Research experience /education, an asset
- Student education/supervision, an asset
- Knowledge of a second language, an asset
Additional Information
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Competitive offer packages
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Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP
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A flexible work environment
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Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
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Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)
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