Social Worker, Indigenous Care, Psychiatry Clinic

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

**Social Worker, Indigenous Care, Psychiatry Clinic**

BC Children’s Hospital

Vancouver, BC

Pursuant to Section 42 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry.

Compass is a province-wide service that supports evidence based care to all BC children and youth (0-25) living with mental health and substance use concerns. This is done by supporting community care providers with the information, advice and resources they need to deliver appropriate and timely care to children and youth close to home. Key attributes of Compass team members include flexibility, adaptability and a "lean-in" attitude. In this role, attention to detail, self-direction, problem solving, and initiative are essential.

**What you’ll do**

- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and family assessments by methods such as interviewing the patient and family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and family and formulation of assessment and plan of intervention, in accordance with professional practice standards and clinical policies.
- Support patient and their family by understanding the nature and treatment of the presenting issues by providing education, short-term counseling and crisis intervention to families and other relevant caregivers, organizing and facilitating psycho-educational.
- Provide proactive, holistic support for Indigenous patients, parents, family/supporters while building and maintaining relationships.
- Facilitate in complex discharge planning with the team, patient, family and community agencies by coordinating regular meetings to ensure psycho-social follow-up; staying connected with patient and family once discharged from the BC Women’s Hospital and/or BC Children’s Hospital and ensuring care plans are coordinated with appropriate referrals and resources regardless of the health authority or municipal jurisdiction to which the patient is being discharged.
- Establish and maintain effective collaborative and constructive liaison relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, including patients and families, community providers, MCFD and Indigenous delegated agency social workers, schools, hospitals police agencies, other health authority leads and front line workers, on and off reserve health agencies/centers, and other agencies, in order to coordinate services across the continuum of health care.
- Participate in program planning and development as part of an inter-professional team within Children’s & Women’s Hospital and the continuum of health care. Identify, promote and participate in program planning strategies to enhance system processes and resources for patients and their families.
- Promote Indigenous centered and family centered care by participating in relevant committee work within the Social Work discipline, specialized program, hospital setting, and/or continuum of health care.
- Act in public relations and advocacy capacity to represent Indigenous Health to medical staff and other service providers, and to community agencies and their staff by maintaining up to date knowledge of Indigenous Health; provide consultation to staff for the purpose of enhancing knowledge of Indigenous cultures, contemporary social issues and health beliefs; provide information on social and health services available in the communities for Indigenous peoples; participate in committees that integrate Indigenous Health with hospital and community programs by providing input and addressing Indigenous Health.

**What you bring**

Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.
- Minimum 1 year recent related experience with patient and their family with a health condition relevant to the service area within BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre and/or the BC Children’s hospital including clinical skills in crisis intervention, assessment, short-term counseling; must have experience in mental health, child protection, child development, women’s issues, intimate partner violence, harm reduction model and grief and loss in a health care or hospital setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
- Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.

Skills & Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and document a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
- Knowledge of the psychosocial needs of women and families with health and/or mental health conditions.
- Knowledge of and experience with Indigenous centered care and unique needs of Indigenous populations and health services, in alignment with Paige’s Story (2015) and the Truth and Reconciliation Call To Action report (2015).
- Knowledge of specific resources for Indigenous patients and families, i.e. First Nations Health Authority, Métis Family Services, VACFSS and other delegated Aboriginal child and family service

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