Clinical Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Maple Ridge, Canada Fraser Health Full time

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $40.53 - $50.62 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health continues to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers, are you someone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others?

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 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.

We have an exciting
**Relief Part Time** opportunity for a
**Clinical Social Worker **to join our team at
**Ridge Meadows Hospital** located in
**Maple Ridge, BC. **This relief role is available until February 2024 or until return of incumbent.

Effective October 26th, 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (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 individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

Come work with dedicated health care providers who are enthusiastic and committed to provide quality healthcare to our clients/patients/residents. We invite you to find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health as an excellent place to work. Work hard and have fun while you do it.

Curious to learn what it’s like to work here? Like us on
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Detailed Overview:
Reporting administratively to the Manager, Health Services and clinically reporting the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work, provides social work services to patients in an assigned area to improve the emotional and social consequences of a health condition for the patient and family; promotes effective coping and adaptation to the problems brought on by illness; works towards optimal functioning, mastery of situations, maintenance of important social roles, functions and relationships, safe and timely discharges to home or other levels of care.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identifies and engages with eligible patients in an assigned area utilizing a variety of social work high risk screening and case-finding techniques.
- Conducts social and psychosocial assessments of patients and families; interprets the information using a variety of modalities in accordance with professional standards and clinical practice.
- Provides therapeutic counseling services to patients and families experiencing a variety of circumstances relating to their illness.
- Facilitates a process whereby the patient and family identify their needs for recovery, adaptation and mastery of the situation; promotes patient/family autonomy by ensuring their participation in planning and decision making and the development of problem solving abilities.
- Follows up and provides ongoing monitoring of psychosocial situations for patients; evaluates their response to interventions and revises the patient care plan, as required.
- Provides information regarding patient'''s psychosocial situation as a member of the interdisciplinary team; participates in developing a comprehensive plan of care with/for the patient; collaborates and consults with other community professionals.
- Acts as a resource for patients and their families by providing information regarding community resources and access to these resources, facilitating referrals where appropriate; facilitates the development of community resources by identifying services needed to support the health of the patient/family.
- Helps patients explore their reactions to loss and provides counseling from a strengths perspective to sustain patient motivation and hope.
- Coordinates and advocates for the patient with other service providers, both internal and external to the organization, to promote maximum patient social functioning.
- Participates in quality improvement activities by providing input into the development, implementation and evaluation of program goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
- Educates other health service providers about the psychosocial aspects of the health problem through participation at discharge planning rounds, patient and family conferences, clinical documentation and consultations.
- Documents clinical interventions and participates in outcome assessments and workload measurement activities.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**

Masters of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, plus one (1) year's recent related clinical experience with individual, family and group social work.

Current full registration with the BC College of Socia



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