Social Worker, Urgent Care Clinic

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Halifax is seeking a Social Worker for their Urgent Care Clinic. The successful candidate will provide crisis intervention to patients and families, utilizing brief, solution-focused methods. Qualifications include a Master's degree in Social Work and a minimum of two years of experience in Mental Health Crisis. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare setting with a commitment to family-centered care.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years post-masters experience in Mental Health Crisis required.
• Experience in crisis intervention with children, adolescents and families.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with families and health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Treat patients in the Urgent Care Clinic in crisis.
• Utilize brief, solution-focused interventions to de-escalate crises.
• Transfer patients to other IWK MHA services for ongoing treatment if necessary.

Skills

Crisis stabilization

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work

Registered with NSASW

Job description

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Overview

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Social Worker will treat patients in the Urgent Care Clinic that have presented to the IWK Emergency Department in crisis but who did not require admission, but whose presentation was serious enough that the patient or family could not be fully stabilized within the brief time available during their emergency assessment. While presentation and symptoms will vary, those who will be seen in the Clinic will usually be individuals or families who have lost their ability to use effective problem-solving or coping skills, present as a significant but not imminent risk to themselves or others, or if not seen within a few days may decompensate further. The Social Worker utilizes brief, solution focused interventions to de-escalate and stabilize the crisis. The Social Worker will normally provide between 1 and 4 sessions and will transfer patients to other IWK MHA services should ongoing treatment be necessary.

Hours of Work

37.5 hours weekly (days with some evening work)

Your Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work required.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (NSASW) required.
• Minimum two (2) years post-masters experience in Mental Health Crisis required, three (3) years preferred.
• Experience in Crisis stabilization required.
• Experience in crisis intervention with children, adolescents and families.
• Capacity for coping with challenging clinical situations.
• Critical thinker with an ability to work with clients to resolve or stabilize crisis.
• Demonstrated time management, communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with families and other health care team members.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and skills.
• Demonstrated flexibility and good critical judgment, with proven, excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the DSM 5 diagnostic classification system.
• Clinical experience in individual and family therapy required.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a health care team and to manage stressful situations efficiently.
• Demonstrated awareness of Health Centre and community resources.
• Demonstrated commitment to family centred care required.
• Competency in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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