Social Worker, BSW - Peace Arch Hospital

Fraser Health Authority; White Rock; On-site; CAD 58,231 - 72,751; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in British Columbia is seeking Casual Social Workers to join their team at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. The role involves conducting psychosocial assessments, providing counseling, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and registration with the BC College of Social Workers. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in healthcare and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an approved school.
• One year recent, related clinical experience.
• Current full registration with BC College of Social Workers (BCCSW).

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial/emotional assessments of clients.
• Provide therapeutic clinical counseling services.
• Educate and consult clients and healthcare professionals.
• Maintain client records as per professional standards.
• Communicate with community health and social agencies.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Counseling skills

Effective communication

Knowledge of legislation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Current registration with BCCSW

Job description

Salary

CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour

Job Summary

We’re hiring Casual Social Workers, BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC.

Overview

Peace Arch Hospital is a 171-bed hospital located in White Rock, BC, primarily serving the local communities of South Surrey and White Rock. The hospital offers general medicine, surgery, maternity, inpatient, outpatient care and 24/7 Emergency services with over 51,000 visits annually.

With its sandy beaches, red brick promenade, waterfront eateries, dramatic sunsets, and the warmest ocean water on the Canadian west coast, White Rock is known as the jewel of British Columbia. A quiet, growing, seaside community tucked between Surrey and Washington State, White Rock is a scenic community offering a variety of leisure activities from windsurfing to golfing to oceanfront promenade walks.

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, and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial/emotional assessments of clients by methods such as focused interviewing, the collecting of relevant data, the interpreting of the data within the context of the client system, using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
• Provide basic therapeutic clinical counselling services to clients, based on a psychosocial assessment by methods such as identifying areas of client/system strength and challenge in addressing the psychosocial/emotional components of illness, injury and disease and by providing interventions which promote improved psychosocial/emotional wellbeing; provide a plan of care that will include the goals of treatment, timelines and indicators of successful treatment.
• Educate and provide consultation to clients and healthcare professionals on issues related to Social Work practice and area of clinical specialty; provide information in such areas as: high risk factors, recovery and current community practice relevant to the assigned clinical specialty area in the fields of adaptation to illness and disability, trauma, bereavement, critical incident stress management, relevant legislation, chemical dependency and community living and support services.
• Maintain client records by methods such as documenting client assessments, charting client information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established professional/organizational standards, policies and procedures.
• Provide input to the interdisciplinary team in client care planning and discharge planning by methods such as interviewing the client to assess and determine care plan and type of service required and articulating analysis and decision to members of the interdisciplinary team; participate in team meetings focused on care planning/discharge planning and ensure that these meetings take place in a timely manner; collaborate with clients and community service partners as needed in the activity of care and discharge planning.
• Communicate with community health and social agencies including government ministries, Home Health personnel and family physicians by performing duties such as collaborating in the assessment and management of individuals at risk, making referrals to appropriate resources when longer term treatment or follow-up is required and exchanging relevant information.
• Act as a resource to clients by performing duties such as providing information regarding community resources and access to these resources, suggesting contacts to facilitate optimal planning, arranging referrals and facilitating the development of community resources to support the health of families.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement by methods such as participating as a member of local committees and planning bodies, engaging in program/practice evaluation, identifying opportunities for change, assessing available resources and/or gaps in service, initiating solutions, analyzing outcomes and identifying areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.
• Maintain a variety of records such as workload statistics, by methods such as recording information into approved formats, submitting data to appropriate staff and providing input to supervisor on data trends and possible methods of improving data collection and record formats.
• Maintain broad development in the Social Work profession by methods such as reviewing literature in the assigned clinical specialty area, consulting with clinical and community experts within the field, evaluating clinical practice and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an approved school of Social Work plus one year recent, related clinical experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers (BCCSW).

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of psychosocial/emotional issues related to illness/injury/disease, and current Social Work treatment modalities used to ameliorate these issues to promote healing.
• Knowledge of counselling skills, including brief solution focused therapeutic (individual/group); crisis intervention and resource counselling and ability to transfer this knowledge and skill to interventions with clients.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of knowledge, skill, effectiveness, self‑awareness and self‑correction in verbal communications with clients, peers, supervisors, interdisciplinary team and community agencies/service providers and in establishing a climate of trust and mutual respect.
• Knowledge of the key issues and current Social Work practice in the areas of geriatrics and chronic disease management.
• Knowledge of legislation/acts applicable to social work in Health Care as follows: AGL, Mental Health, Child Protection, FOI, Organ donation and ability to apply the principles within as appropriate.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with clients, the health care team and community agency personnel.
• Ability to work effectively with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment, independently, as part of a multidisciplinary team and understanding the frameworks of other disciplines.
• Ability to educate and provide consultation to clients and healthcare professionals.
• Ability to participate with the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of client/system resources.
• 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.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

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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