Health Care Professional

8 hours ago


Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time
About Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. Our mission is to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together.

We operate hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs across the province, providing 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.

Role Overview

The Health Care Social Worker reports to the Program Manager and provides 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 counseling, resource counseling, discharge planning, and case management. The role involves advocacy, education, program planning, consultation, and collaboration on behalf of individuals or groups within the institution and community.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide psychosocial assessments and develop interventions to address client needs
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care
  • Advocate for clients and families, addressing social determinants of health
  • Develop and implement education programs to promote healthy behaviors and disease prevention
  • Collaborate with community agencies and organizations to provide support services
Requirements
  • Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university
  • Registered or eligible for registration with the NSCSW
  • Two (2) years of clinical experience as a clinical Social Worker preferred
  • Strong counselling and communication skills
  • Capacity to achieve a high degree of autonomous practice
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team context
  • Experience providing care in the emergency department an asset.
  • Knowledge of issues related to family violence, sexual abuse, addictions, grief and loss, end of life, disability, crisis intervention, caregiving, and continuum of care
  • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Benefits
  • $37.31 - $49.05 Hourly salary range
  • Social Worker (Masters) without 2 years of experience (HTH130) - $33.27 - $36.02 Hourly salary range
  • Eligibility for benefits package including health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan


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