Social Worker, Acute & Sub-acute Care

Salary

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

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of 43,000 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.

 

Position Highlights

We are currently looking to fill exciting casual positions as a Social Workers, Acute & Sub-acute Care at Chilliwack General Hospital located in Chilliwack, BC.

 

Valued Benefits

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

We invite you to apply today and find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends and family as a phenomenal place to work! We value diversity in the work force and aim to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust.

 

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Detailed Overview

Reporting administratively to the Manager, Health Services and clinically to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work, the Social Worker, Acute Care provides therapeutic clinical counselling services to patients and families in the assigned clinical area within Acute Care including the surgical, general medicine, palliative and geriatric programs. Conducts social work assessments of patients and families using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices and provides consultation to patient, families and healthcare professionals. Provides leadership within the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of patient resources and participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies to identify areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient care services and reduce gaps in the community. Participates in in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and support groups, and provides education to patients/family/interdisciplinary team as needed regarding Social Work practice.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.  One (1) year's recent, related experience in a hospital setting or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 

Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of emotional and mental health issues related to illness and injury, and patient/family cultural dynamics.
• Basic counselling skills including crisis counselling, brief therapeutic interventions and loss and grief applicable to families, young adults and seniors.
• Ability to provide consultation to patients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Ability to develop, coordinate and deliver in-services, presentations, and support groups.
• Ability to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of patient 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.
• Knowledge of community, social, health and welfare programs, Acts/Policies.
• Ability to work effectively with others, including working effectively in a multicultural environment, independently, as part of an interdisciplinary team understanding the frameworks of other disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with patients, families, staff and community agency personnel.
• Demonstrated 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 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. 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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