Health Care Social Worker

7 days ago

New Glasgow, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:157271**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Aberdeen Hospital**
**Department**:MHA CZ Northeast Correctional Facility**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:2-Jun-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
***Please note that this position is located at the **Health Services Unit at the Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility**

The Correctional Health Services Program has an interprofessional team and is responsible for the provision of primary care services, mental health and addictions services, and dental services, within the adult provincial correctional facilities. The delivery of health services includes nursing assessments and interventions, diagnostic services, physician clinics, health promotion and prevention, emergency care, dental clinics, psychiatric and psychologist services, and special programs (e.g. Immunizations, Hep C, Opiate Agonist Therapy).

Health Care Social Workers provide a diverse range of interventions to clients, enabling them to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health. These interventions include: psychosocial assessments, individual therapy, adjustment therapy, supportive therapy, crisis counselling, resource counselling, and discharge planning.

Health Care Social Workers provide a diverse range of interventions to clients and their families, enabling them to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health. These interventions include: psychosocial assessments, adjustment therapy, supportive therapy, crisis counselling, resource counselling, and discharge planning and case management.

Health Care Social Workers are actively involved in advocacy, education, program planning, consultation and collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution and community. The role is multifaceted and dynamic, requiring each Social Worker to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.

This role requires a licensed professional who practices in accordance with a set of National/Provincial Standards and Code of Ethics and Department Procedures, Policies and Standards. The Health Care Social Worker is responsible for supervising undergraduate and graduate students in work placements. The Health Care Social Worker provides consultation based upon an advanced level of education (MSW) which includes an integrated knowledge of the social, structural, emotional, psychological and cultural factors that affect well-being.

**About You**:

- Master's degree in Social Work from a recognized university
- Current registration with the NSCSW
- 2 years related clinical experience required
- Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
- Ability to reach a joint formulation with the client and family
- Experience working in Mental Health and Addictions program an asset
- Experience conducting brief Mental Health and Addictions assessments and suicide risk assessments an asset
- Demonstrated experience integrating various psychotherapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy, solution focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing in both individual and group work
- Advanced psychotherapy skills; including in brief therapies
- Demonstrated experience providing group treatment
- Ability to complete mental health assessments using DSM formulations.
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be considered an asset
- Valid Nova Scotia Driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle
- Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self-organization
- Demonstrated comfort and skills working collaboratively with community partners
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full Time (100%) Position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Please Note: Some travel to other sites is required

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$37.13 - $48.81 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given

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