Social Worker, Urgent Care Clinic

1 week ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

Company :

IWK Health**:

Req ID:179964

Department/Program:
Urgent Care Clinic, Mental Health And Addictions

Location:
Halifax

Type of Employment:
Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)

Start Date:
June 2024

Union Status:
NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit

Compensation:
$37.3118**:

- **$ /hour

Closing Date:
June 20, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)


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. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes.

We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.

We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.


The Opportunity:


Reporting to the Clinical Manager, Garron Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health/Emergency Mental Health Services, 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 postmasters 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.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing.

If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation.

Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.

Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.


An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

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