Social Worker Nephrology Program

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada Humber River Health Full time

Position Profile:
**Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.**

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital and we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

**Join our professional team of Social Workers as we work together to deliver compassionate care that is responsive to the healthcare needs of our community.**

At Humber River Health, our Nephrology team plays a pivotal role in ensure is committed to revolutionizing patient care for our diverse community. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our great team: people who share our passion to deliver excellent, patient-focused, expert care. The Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University.

Right now we’re looking for a **Social Worker** to work in our **Nephrology Program**.

**Reporting Relationship**: Manager Home Programs, Kidney Care Clinic, Transitional Care Unit

**Salary Range**: $40.94 - $50.96

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Practices and has proficiency in all areas of renal disease management including in-patient nephrology, pre-dialysis clinic, home dialysis, and in-center hemodialysis.
- Provides psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, discharge planning and counseling to nephrology patients and their families.
- Acts as a resource to physicians and interprofessional team members in assessing, planning and coordinating the psychosocial care of patients.
- Collaborates with patients and family members to determine psychosocial needs, strengths, limitations and barriers to treatment, and comprehensive discharge needs.
- Develops an understanding and creates partnerships with community resources to support effective discharge planning in collaboration with the interprofessional team members.
- Establishes a plan of care with patient and family members to encourage their active participation in goals setting and develops a plan of care for service delivery.
- Plans, organizes, co-ordinates community resources which have been identified to best support and address the patient’s and family’s needs, as deemed applicable.
- Counsels patients and families to help them adjust and cope with living with CKD.
- Acts as patient and family advocate ensuring their needs, options, and values are recognized within the social work scope of practice.
- Effectively communicates with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to prevent and mitigate conflict.
- Demonstrates the corporate values and works towards the hospital and program(s) strategic plan, goals and objectives, to improve patient centered care.
- Actively participates in shared governance related activities including the Social Work Professional Practice Council.
- Able to manage and prioritize patient caseload in a busy acute care setting
- Participates in reflective practice as per College standards
- Clinical supervision of social work students

**Qualifications**:

- MSW obtained from an accredited school of Social Work required.
- Current membership with OASW and OCCSWSSW, or eligibility to become a member required
- Recent experience in Nephrology and Dialysis preferred
- Experience in the acute and/or sub-acute sector system, patient flow and discharge planning is an asset and preferred.
- Computer skills required; ability to manage electronic recording, workload and meet submission timelines.
- Demonstrated organizational skills to set clinical and non-clinical priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) facilitating effective communication in case reporting and assessments, with patients, families, peers, other healthcare team members and volunteers.
- Demonstrates cultural competencies within a diverse community
- Excellent attendance and discipline

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