Hospital Social Worker - Discharge & Care Coordination

Providence Health Care; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

State-of-the-art facilities

Inclusive culture

Pension plan

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Providence Health Care in Vancouver seeks a Social Worker to provide therapeutic counselling and biopsychosocial assessments within an interdisciplinary care team. The role emphasizes discharge planning, community referrals, and family engagement in a hospital setting.

Applicants should hold a Master of Social Work, be registered with BC College of Social Workers, and may also have a Bachelor's in Social Work; both full-time and temporary full-time opportunities exist, with competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Masters in Social Work from an accredited university.
• One year of recent related experience in a designated program area.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
• Bachelor of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work, with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic clinical counselling services to patients/residents, families and groups in designated program area by methods such as exploring the client's present situation in order to identify problems, personal concerns and treatment objectives, facilitating change in coping styles, behaviors, attitudes and feelings, participating with patients/residents, families, community supports and interdisciplinary treatment teams to coordinate services, facilitating meetings and making referrals to appropriate resources.
• Conducts comprehensive social work and psycho-social assessments in designated program area by methods such as interviewing the patient/resident and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient/resident's family, environment, culture, living situation and financial status and interpreting the data to therapeutically impact the patient/resident's and family's coping abilities.
• Maintains patient/resident records by methods such as documenting patient/resident assessments, charting patient/resident information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, and policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and documenting for future reference.
• Contributes to the discharge planning process as a member of the interdisciplinary care team by methods such as interviewing the patient/resident and/or family and assessing and determining care needs, eligibility and type of service required. Liaises with community partners to assist in developing and coordinating discharge plans for patient/resident with complex needs. Collaborates with hospital and community services to determine discharge needs and alternate level of care for patients/residents to ensure effective utilization of patient/resident resources within the region.
• Provides consultative and direct services to patient/resident, families, staff and community health professionals regarding community resources and access to these resources by methods such as identifying applicable resources including financial assistance, sharing available resource opportunities and suggesting contacts in order to facilitate optimal planning.
• Contributes to clinical care team conferences as a member of the interdisciplinary care team for patient/resident reviews, admissions and discharges.
• Supports patients/Families/Teams in the understanding legislative process and criteria particularly related to Identifying Substitute Decision Makers under Health Care Consent and Care Facility Act (HCCCFAA), Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying, Providing Rights Advice under Mental Health Act, Acting as an Incapability Assessor under HCCCFAA , and acting as a Designated Responder under Adult Guardianship Act.

Skills

Therapeutic counselling

Biopsychosocial assessments

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Discharge planning

Communication with patients and their\

Education

Master of Social Work

BC Social Workers registration

Bachelor of Social Work (or equivalent)

Job description

Providence Health Care in Vancouver seeks a Social Worker to provide therapeutic counselling and biopsychosocial assessments within an interdisciplinary care team. The role emphasizes discharge planning, community referrals, and family engagement in a hospital setting.

Applicants should hold a Master of Social Work, be registered with BC College of Social Workers, and may also have a Bachelor's in Social Work; both full-time and temporary full-time opportunities exist, with competitive benefits