Social Worker, Ambulatory Care

7 months ago


Ottawa, Canada CHEO Full time

Compensation Pay Range:
$42.65-$51.84

**Job Description**:
Consistent with the inter professional setting and the mission, vision and strategic directions of CHEO, the Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments and intervention to assist patients and families in regard to trauma, acute illness, new or complex diagnoses, end of life and other complex biopsychosocial situations.

Social work services are provided to patients and families to address social and emotional stressors resulting from the interaction of physical, social, cultural, and psychological outcomes associated with health issues and treatment. The social worker will advocate on behalf of families with regards to community resources/services. The social worker will work with children and youth up to 18 years old and their families, providing evidence based individual, family and group therapy and interventions as applicable.

The Social Worker will be a member of the CHEO Discipline of Social Work.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Conducts comprehensive psycho-social and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
- The social worker will provide counseling and support to patients and their families by offering ongoing individual and family counseling, crisis intervention and conflict resolution related to treatment decisions, child welfare, mental health, trauma, illness, treatment refusal, end of life decisions and loss.
- Maintains current knowledge on social work evidence-based practice by such methods as reviewing literature, consulting with clinical and community experts in the field, evaluating clinical practices and participating in professional development activities in order to improve care through new practices.
- Liaises with various community partners, including Child Welfare Authorities and Police.
- Advocates on behalf of families with respect to services and supports.
- Collaborates with internal and external resources with regards to discharge planning.
- Participates in rounds and interdisciplinary team meetings as needed.
- Performs administrative tasks by maintaining clinical documentation, progress notes, workload statistics and updating health records in accordance with established standards.
- Provides education to hospital staff, community partners and college/university students on child maltreatment issues.
- Carries other responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
- Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)
- M.S.W. graduate from an accredited university program in social work (preferred)
- B.S.W. graduate will be considered if other qualifications are met (Essential)
- Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and broad knowledge (Essential)
- Member of Social Work theory, practice and regulations established by the College (Essential)
- Demonstrated expertise and knowledge about the impact of illness on children, youth and families (Essential)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a pediatric ambulatory setting (preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently (Essential)
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial assessment (Essential)
- Fluency in both English and French (preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work(Essential)
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in an inter professional environment with co-workers, physicians, clients and their families and external agencies (Essential)
- Knowledge of community resources (preferred)
- Ability to operate a computerized patient care information system (preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to provide trauma informed care (preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to integrate the following approaches into practice: Strength-Based Perspective, Family System’s Theory, Crisis Intervention, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy & Grief & Bereavement(preferred)
- Comfort level and skill in preparing and delivering presentations (preferred)
- Experience working with children and families new to Canada using culturally safe practices (preferred)
- Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

RÉSUMÉ DU POSTE

Conformément au cadre interprofessionnel et à la mission, à la vision et aux orientations stratégiques de CHEO, le travailleur social / la travailleuse souciale fournit des évaluations psychosociales et des interventions pour aider les patients et les familles sur le plan des traumatismes, des maladies aiguës, des diagnostics nouveaux ou complexes, de la fin de vie et d’autres situations biopsychosociales complexes.

Des services en matière de travail social sont offerts aux patients et aux familles pour traiter les facteurs de stress sociaux et émotionne



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