Social Worker, Red Blood Cell Disorders Clinic Specialist

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada University Health Network Full time

Job Summary

The University Health Network (UHN) is seeking a skilled Social Worker to join its Blood Disorders Program. As a Social Worker for UHN's Blood Disorders Program, you will play a vital role in supporting adult outpatients in the Red Blood Cell Disorders (RBCD) clinic.

Duties

  • Collaborate with a core interdisciplinary team to support people living with hemoglobinopathies, including Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease.
  • Demonstrate an excellent understanding of oppression from an Intersectional lens, including but not limited to, discrimination, racism, Anti-Black racism, ableism, disablement, Islamophobia, and xenophobia – which are frequently encountered by patients living with hemoglobinopathies, particularly Sickle Cell Disease.
  • Demonstrate experience working with these patient communities to address inequities and improve patient experience and outcomes.
  • Recognizing that patients who access RBCD clinic are from diverse cultural and ethno-racial heritage and socioeconomic circumstances, outstanding communication skills and work experience with social justice and health equity frameworks will be important characteristics for the successful candidate.
  • Assess patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans; implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the inter-professional team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behaviour, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment.
  • Re-Assessing and modifying the intervention plan as required.
  • Liaising with appropriate community agencies.
  • Completing applications for services as necessary, establishing contact with members of the inter-professional team and community agencies to obtain, provide or exchange information relating to patients' psycho-social functioning and health care in the past, present and future.
  • Rendering services for the immediate benefit of the Hospital and the community.
  • Providing clinical teaching to Social Work Students, Medical Students, Professional Colleagues at University Health Network, Faculties of Social Work and in the community.
  • Participating in relevant research as well as patient engagement and education activities as well as projects, etc.

Qualifications

  • Completion of a Master's Degree in Social Work required. Graduate from Schools of Social Work with significant Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism curriculum, preferred.
  • Completion of undergraduate education focusing on Social Work, Sociology, Critical Race Studies, Ethnic Studies, Disability Studies, and Gender Studies preferred.
  • Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers required. Lived experience as a member of an equity-seeking group, including members of Black and Racialized communities preferred.
  • Skilled in providing short-term counselling and case management to meet the needs of large patient volume living with chronic illness and/or disability. Demonstrated experience in working within strengths-based, empowerment, and trauma-informed approaches preferred.
  • Two to three years of experience providing social work support to clients experiencing poverty, racism, anti-Black racism, immigration and settlement, chronic health issues, disability, violence and abuse, or homelessness required.
  • Strong understanding of and commitment to Anti-Oppression, Anti-racism, Human Rights, and Social Justice.
  • Excellent advocacy skills in a social justice framework, with demonstrated experience supporting clients facing marginalization.
  • Excellent interpersonal, team work, time management, organizational, and problem solving skills.
  • Research experience/education and student education/supervision an asset.
  • Knowledge of policies, legislation, program's and issues related to social welfare institutions and services.
  • Excellent writing skills.
  • Knowledge of a second language an asset.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

  • Competitive offer packages.
  • Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
  • Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service.
  • A flexible work environment.
  • Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization.
  • Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.).

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