Medical Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Medical Social Worker to join our team in the Western Zone, providing collaborative care on the primary to quaternary care continuum. This role involves working with patients/clients to identify their strengths and coping strategies, and developing personalized plans to support their psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

As a Medical Social Worker, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary health care team to provide holistic care that addresses the social determinants of health. Your expertise will be focused on building relationships between people and their environments, using evidence-based treatment approaches such as Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Motivational Interviewing.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in group facilitation, biopsychosocial assessments, and time management. Additionally, you will be able to work collaboratively with community partners to provide comprehensive care to patients/clients.

Responsibilities
  • Provide collaborative, holistic care on the primary to quaternary care continuum
  • Build relationships between people and their environments
  • Develop personalized plans to support patients'/clients' psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being
  • Use evidence-based treatment approaches such as Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Motivational Interviewing
  • Develop skills in group facilitation, biopsychosocial assessments, and time management
  • Work collaboratively with community partners to provide comprehensive care
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a recognized university
  • Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
  • Two (2) years post BSW related clinical experience required
  • Knowledge and understanding of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Previous experience working in adult community mental health preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to use a client-/family-centered approach
  • Familiarity with various evidence-based treatment approaches for use with people with severe and persistent mental illness
  • Demonstrated experience with group facilitation
  • Ability to complete biopsychosocial assessments
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Awareness of local community resources and agencies would be considered an asset
  • 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
Compensation and Benefits

$33.96 - $42.89 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

About Us

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.

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