medical social worker

Job Bank; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity and parental benefits

Paid time off (volunteering orPersonal

Wellness program

Job summary

Job Bank in Canada is seeking a permanent, full-time Social Worker to assess clients, provide counseling, and coordinate care within a multidisciplinary team. The role involves planning services, referring to financial, legal and medical resources, and developing community-focused prevention initiatives.

The position requires engagement with diverse populations and the ability to monitor progress and adapt plans accordingly.

Qualifications

• Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, to assess needs and determine services.
• Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems.
• Plan programs of assistance for clients.
• Refer clients to agencies that provide financial aid, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services.
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals.
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs.
• Monitor and evaluate
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care

Responsibilities

• Interview clients to assess needs and determine required services.
• Provide counseling and therapy to address social and personal issues.
• Plan and implement assistance programs for clients.
• Refer clients to agencies for financial, legal, housing or medical help.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team.
• Develop prevention and intervention initiatives.
• Monitor outcomes and effectiveness.
• Coordinate primary care responsibilities.
• Implement interdisciplinary care plans.

Skills

Client focus

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Interpersonal awareness

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Values and ethics

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Mileage paid

Pension plan

Education

Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Job description

• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Public or community health centre

Tasks

• Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
• Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
• Plan programs of assistance for clients
• Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
• Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
• Monitor and evaluate
• Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
• Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Membership in a provincial association of social workers

Experience and specialization

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Children
• Developmentally delayed
• Elderly
• Females
• Minority group
• People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Social assistance recipient
• Abused adults
• Family
• People who require psychiatric care

Area of work experience

• Research
• Clinical and diagnostic health

Social work specialization

• Child welfare
• Health

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Disability benefits
• Paramedical services coverage
• Life insurance
• Mileage paid
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Wellness program

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.