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Social Worker

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Prince George, British Columbia, Canada Northern Health Authority Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Social Worker to join our team at Northern Health Authority. As a Social Worker - Psychosocial Services, you will play a vital role in providing services as a member of the Interdisciplinary team to import the psychosocial elements of a health condition for the client and family to their health care planning needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide psychosocial assessments and interventions to patients and their families
  • Develop and implement individualized care plans to promote effective coping and adaptation to illness/hospitalization
  • Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care and support
  • Assess and plan for safe return to community within the patients' home and/or other levels of care
  • Perform duties according to established standards and procedures of the Social Work Department and policies of the Northern Health Authority
Requirements
  • Master's or Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work and/or University
  • Registered with the BC College of Social Workers
  • One year of clinical experience as a Social Worker in a hospital or health care setting working with an interdisciplinary team
Preferred Qualifications
  • Demonstrated ability to adjust priorities according to situational needs in a changing fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psychosocial assessments
  • Demonstrated ability to make appropriate assessments in situations where patients/families are under stress; ability to provide therapeutic crisis intervention as needed
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
  • Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict situations
  • Demonstrated ability to establish rapport; develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with patients, families, professional colleagues, and representatives of community agencies
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families, team members, other groups, and community agency personnel
  • Demonstrated ability to respond to crisis situations and provide brief therapeutic interventions to patients and their families
  • Broad knowledge of cultural needs and special practice considerations for patients from rural/remote northern communities
  • Broad knowledge of other health disciplines and their role in healthcare; and of community resources and referral process to access
  • Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to the client including: Health Care Consent Adult, Adult Guardian legislation, Patient Property Act
  • Basic Computer literacy
  • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
About Northern Health Authority

Northern Health Authority covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation's communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000. Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health Authority provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.