Social Worker

Fraser Health; Kent, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider located in Kent, British Columbia is seeking a Social Worker to develop and evaluate social work programs that deliver client-focused care. This role involves comprehensive assessments, collaboration with healthcare teams, and providing resources for patients. A Master's Degree in Social Work and strong communication skills are essential. Join a rapidly growing organization with a commitment to diversity and inclusion, offering competitive benefits including vacation and health packages.

Benefits

Four weeks of vacation

Comprehensive health benefits

Pension plan

Qualifications

• 3 years recent clinical experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Valid Class 5 driver's license and access to a personal vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate social work programs and services.
• Conduct comprehensive social and psycho-social assessments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
• Maintain patient records in accordance with established standards.

Skills

Counseling skills

Crisis intervention

Social and psycho-social assessments

Collaborative skills

Effective communication

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Full registration with BC College of Social Workers

Job description

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour

Job Summary

A unique rural opportunity for you just a short two-hour drive east of Vancouver’s city centre. Hope is an outdoor paradise with a variety of recreational opportunities and a vibrant culture all surrounded by majestic mountains and breathtaking views. To learn more about Hope and all it has to offer click here.

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 48,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Come work with us! We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Health Services, the Social Worker participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of social work programs and services designed to deliver quality, client-focused care consistent with the mission, vision and values of Fraser Health.

The Social Worker acts on referrals from staff, community based agencies, self and/or family referrals, conducts comprehensive social and psycho-social assessments and liaises with community agencies to ensure optimal continuity of care for patients and residents.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with the Manager, Health Services to develop, maintain and evaluate social work clinical practice standards, policies, and procedures.
2. Assumes the clinical caseload for Fraser Hope Lodge and Fraser Canyon Hospital and acts on referrals from staff. Plans, implements and evaluates treatment of clients in accordance with Fraser Health standards and the Social Work Code of Ethics. Models and facilitates a client-focused, goal-directed, interdisciplinary professional practice model. Responds to referrals from emergency and reviews admissions to acute, sub-acute, and hospice for high-risk indicators.
3. Conducts comprehensive social work and psycho-social assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and/or family and interpreting the data using a variety of modalities, in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
4. Follows up and provides ongoing monitoring of complex psychosocial situations, evaluates patient's response to clinical interventions, follows the patient through the continuum of care.
5. Maintains patient records by methods such as documenting patient assessments, charting patient information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.
6. Acts as a resource for patients and their families by providing information regarding community resources and access to these resources, facilitating referrals where appropriate and facilitating the development of community resources by identifying services needed to support the health of families.
7. Liaises with hospital and community staff to clarify patient/resident and family needs. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to identify service gaps in the community and brings these issues to the attention of the Manager, Health Services.
8. Maintains a variety of records such as workload statistics. Records information in approved formats, collates data, analyzes trends, accounts for variances and prepares reports in accordance with program standards and procedures. Assists with developing and evaluating tools for ongoing outcome and performance measures.
9. In collaboration with the Manager, Health Services, identifies, implements, and evaluates quality improvement initiatives, work methods, procedures and systems, and initiates changes as appropriate.
10. Participates in the development and evaluation of interdisciplinary policies and procedures. Participates in the development and utilization of clinical information systems to support clinical practice and promote continual improvements in client care.
11. Acts as a clinical consultant and mentor to members of the profession, as well as students on clinical placement from affiliated colleges or universities.
12. Provides Critical Incident Stress Management interventions as requested.
13. Participates in interdisciplinary and multiagency meetings and discharge planning for persons requiring complex plans.
14. Liaises with Home Health regarding discharge planning. Provides HHC assessment and arranges provision of Home Supports in cases that require a “Quick Response”.
15. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of Social Work. Three (3) years’ recent, clinical experience or an equivalent combination of social work education, training and experience.

Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers. Valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of counseling skills and clinical practice models as it relates to individuals, families and groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of the scope of practice of other health care disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psycho-social assessments.
• Demonstrated crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in depth knowledge of community resources and strong collaborative skills in working with community health and social agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to educate and provide consultation to patients, families and health care professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with patients/clients, families, staff and community agency personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
• Ability to work effectively with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment, as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Applicants with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited School of Social Work, and a demonstrated equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered. If you are applying under equivalency, please clearly outline in your application how your knowledge, education, skills and experience meet Master of Social Work (MSW) equivalency.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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