Social Worker, Nicu

2 months ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:188397
**Department/Program**:Allied Health NICU, Women's & Newborn Health
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (40% FTE) one year assignment x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $37.3118**:

- **$50.7666 /hour
**Closing Date**: September 24, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager of the Neonatal Care Team, the Social Worker practices as a member of an interprofessional team to provide social work services and family integrated care with women and their families in the Women’s & Newborn Health Program (primarily NICU and PFU). The Social Worker will have a major role in counseling patients and families who may be experiencing stressors associated with hospitalization, pregnancy, the postpartum period, pre-term birth, adjustment to parenting, perinatal and newborn loss. The primary role of the successful applicant will be to provide individual and family counselling. The Social Worker will also provide brief check in interventions, screening and assessment as required. The Social Worker will have knowledge and skills in the areas of infant mental health (attachment), family dynamics, mental health and addictions, psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, trauma support and interprofessional collaboration. The successful applicant will have experience in trauma responsive, culturally safe care and grief/loss work. The Social Worker will be responsible to liaise with a range of health and government services with an emphasis on building collaborative partnerships, facilitating resource acquisition and advocating for appropriate resources to meet the client’s needs. The Social Worker will have responsibilities in supervising clinical MSW student placements, teaching, program development, program evaluation, and research as needed. The Social Worker serves as a resource to other neonatal team members on a direct and/or consultative basis as needed. The Social Worker is also responsible to do intake duties for the Women’s & Newborn Health Program and work collaboratively with other social workers within the program.

**Hours of Work**:
Monday to Friday (Flexible). Immediate future has need for Tuesday and Friday coverage, 8 hour days. Those days could change in the winter and spring. Some variations in working times will be required as needed.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Masters Degree in Social Work required
- Current license or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers required
- Minimum. of two (2) years clinical experience as a Masters prepared Social Worker required
- Knowledge of infant/child development, obstetric milestones, life transitions, mental health & addictions and women’s health required
- Advanced Psychotherapy skills. Including brief therapies.
- Family Therapy experience preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of the social, structural, emotional, psychological and cultural determinants/factors that affect well-being
- Demonstrated ability to use an anti-oppressive framework in practice
- Working knowledge of the DSM-5 considered an asset
- Ability to reach a joint formulation with the client and family
- Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act required
- Excellent time management, critical thinking, organization, decision making, and problem-solving skills required
- Exceptional interpersonal, presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills required
- Comfort and skills working collaboratively with internal and external partnerships required
- Experience in clinical case management and advocacy
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as part of an interprofessional team required
- Experience in Meditech, MS Outlook, and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) preferred
- Competencies in other languages is considered an asset

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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