Central Social Worker

6 months ago

Edmonton, Canada Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network Full time

**Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network - Central Social Worker**

The Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network was the first PCN in Alberta. Over the past 17 years, the ESPCN has grown to become the largest PCN in Edmonton and consists of a team of health care professionals who are passionate about creating healthier communities. Each member of our team plays a specific role in improving, coordinating, and delivering primary health services within family physicians’ clinics.

Our Vision is “to be the trusted cornerstone of a healthy community”. Our employees are exceptional and describe their colleagues as respectful, passionate, collaborative, and dedicated. Now’s your chance to join our amazing team of health care professionals as we lead in the provision of primary care through collaboration, innovation, and teamwork, creating healthy patients and satisfied providers. We are currently seeking an experienced full-time, **temporary,** **Central Social Worker **to join our team This will be a 12-month contract with the possibility of extension.

**Position Overview**:
The Central Social Worker (CSW) will provide comprehensive social work services and care to patients within the Primary Care Network. The CSW will assess, plan, implement and evaluate social work care plans for patients who require direct practical support. This position will support referred patients to identify and access appropriate services, through collaboration with other professionals within a multi-disciplinary team. The CSW will be an integrated team member working to their full scope of practice within the primary care setting.

The Central Social Worker will work with family physicians in the community, other health professionals and local and regional programming in a multidisciplinary environment to ensure a high quality of evidence based health care to the practice population. The Central Social Worker will report to the Central Office Primary Care Manager.

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Completing a thorough (bio)psychosocial assessment of referred patients/families and work with the patient/family to prioritize needs
- Assist patients/families to access financial support, housing, employment opportunities and other resources that would improve the patient’s quality of life
- Support patients and families to navigate health and social systems, and advocate for them within those systems when required
- To work collaboratively with physicians in a multidisciplinary team across primary care practice settings
- To participate in client-centered and culturally appropriate care of individual patients, practice populations and associated communities
- To provide social work services and care to patients in the family practice setting
- The Central Social Worker will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and work with patients with complex health care needs
- To make professional, competent and autonomous decisions with patients as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- To act as a social work resource to other multidisciplinary team members, healthcare institutions and community agencies or programs
- To ensure accurate, objective and timely clinical documentation in the appropriate medical record.

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**:

- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
- Registration with Alberta College of Social Workers
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare provider
- Vehicle/license required
- Previous experience:

- Primary care setting
- Electronic medical records
- Group facilitation/instruction
- Health behavior change methods (i.e., Motivational Interviewing)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Understand the Alberta privacy laws and act according to those laws
- Should behave responsibly, be accountable and have excellent problem solving/critical thinking skills
- To support the vision and mission of the Primary Care Network.

**Why work for us?**

Employees of the ESPCN enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes health and dental benefits, flexible spending account, eligibility to contribute to our group RRSP and TFSA plans and receive an employer match, generous vacation and personal time off allowances, education days, and professional development opportunities.

**How to Apply?**

We thank all interested applicants, however due to the volume of resumes we receive, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: $81,158.00-$107,926.32 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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