Social Worker, Overdose Outreach Team

6 months ago

Burnaby, Canada Fraser Health Full time

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $41.04 - $51.27 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of nearly 45,000 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. Learn more.

We are currently looking to fill a
**Full Time** opportunity for a
**Social Worker
- Overdose Outreach Team** with the
**North Toxic Drug Response Team** located
**Burnaby, BC**.

**Come work with us**

Fraser Health is proudly recognized as a BC Top Employer. 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, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives 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.

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Detailed Overview:
Within the context of a client and family centred care model and in accordance with the vision and values of the organization, the Social Worker is responsible for providing clinical and consultative case management and social work services to priority clients and their natural supports within the Fraser Health (FH) Overdose Outreach Team (OOT). The Social Worker provides comprehensive services and therapeutic clinical counseling to clients and their natural supports, which includes conducting comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments of clients and their natural supports using a variety of assessment tools to provide treatment services. Provides clinical support to the interdisciplinary team including physicians in the development of care plans and services provided within the assigned area of responsibility. Participates on local committees and planning bodies to identify areas of improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery to enhance client care services and reduce service gaps. Primarily the work is done on an outreach basis to meet the needs of the clients and to provide integration and continuity across the care continuum. The Social Worker plays a central role as a liaison, and an education resource with community agencies and throughout FH. Applies advanced knowledge, skill and clinical experience in facilitating communication and decision making around client care.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments, counselling, referral and advocacy for clients and their natural supports connected to OOT and OOT related programs/services.
- Provides comprehensive therapeutic and crisis intervention services by exploring psychosocial response to identify problems, personal concerns and treatment objectives, and to facilitate change in coping style, behavior, attitude and feelings. Works with the client, their natural supports, community supports and interdisciplinary team to coordinate services, manage cases and facilitate meetings. Ensures follow up to best support client engagement along the continuum of care.
- Provides intensive case management services to clients noted as having acute complex care needs. Completes collaborative assessments and responds by coordinating, monitoring and frequently evaluating individualized care plans that address the client’s needs.
- Provides harm reduction education, counseling, supplies and support including episodic overdose prevention services (eOPS - witnessed consumption) and drug checking in partnership with other team members.
- Builds trusting relationships with people who use substances and their supply networks to optimize access to community health interventions (e.g. drug checking) and communication (i.e. drug alerts)

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