Social Worker - (216288)

Island Health; Courtenay; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Island Health is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join its multidisciplinary team in Courtenay. This role focuses on providing patient-centered care through assessment, consultation, and intervention strategies. Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor of Social Work and demonstrate strong counseling and communication skills, supporting patients in overcoming barriers to care.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work degree from a recognized university.
• Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.
• One year of recent, related experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment, care planning, intervention, consultation, and referral for services.
• Works as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Educates and provides consultation to patients and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Counseling skills

Crisis counseling

Problem-solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at VIHA; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Under the general supervision of the Clinical Lead Social Worker, and as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team providing patient-centered care, the Social Worker provides assessment, care planning, intervention, consultation, and referral for services where the social, economic, emotional or psychological circumstances of the patient presents barriers to care and/or an optimum level of function.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience

Bachelor of Social Work degree from a recognised university.

Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers ; post-degree preparation in program specific areas, such as Mental Health, Child Youth & Family, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation preferred; and one (1) year recent, related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of applicable legislation.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of community resources, such as social, health and welfare programs, acts and policies.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of emotional and mental health issues related to illness and injury and patient/family cultural dynamics.
• Demonstrate comprehensive counseling skills, including crisis counseling, brief therapeutic interventions and methodologies, and loss and grief.
• Educate and provide consultation to patients/families, support groups, and other health care professionals, including development and coordination of in-services, presentations and facilitation skills.
• Meet deadlines.
• Determine and deal with emergent situations.
• Organize, prioritize and coordinate workload in a complex environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the frameworks of other health care disciplines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, staff and other health care providers.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Foster good public relations.
• Work independently and as a member of, and/or provide leadership to, a multidisciplinary health care team.
• Problem-solve.
• Resolve conflict.
• Operate related equipment, including computerized systems.
• Keyboard at 30 wpm.
• Initiate, develop and carry out research activities.
• Physically and emotionally perform the duties of the position.

https://jd.viha.ca/JD1680.pdf