Social Worker-clinical Programs

**Social Worker**

Clinical Programs
Community Support Service Programs

**Number of Openings**:

- 1

**Division**:

- Clinical Programs & CSS

**Full/Part Time/Casual**:

- Part-time

**Program**:

- Various Clinical & CSS Programs-Integrated Comprehensive Care Program

**Regular/Temporary**:

- Permanent

**Location**:

- HNHB boundaries
- This position requires traveling to various clinical programs within Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Niagara regions and Norfolk county.
- May require travel to other program locations as required

**Union**:

- Non-union

**Hours of Work**:

- Days **8 am-4 pm / 9 am-5 pm**:

- Average 37.5 hours bi-weekly

**Posting Date**:

- September 11, 2025

**Closing Date**:

- Until Filled

**Wages**:

- $22.53 - $49.63 Dependent on experience

**French Language Skill Requirement**:

- N/A

**This posting is for a current vacancy.**

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The Social Worker (SW-CP) clinical and CSS program will provide psychosocial assessment, counselling/psychotherapy, case management, Patient/family education, supportive care, discharge planning, service coordination and consultation according to best practice standards in order to assist the client in achieving optimum recovery and quality of life.

This role supports either the Manager - Therapy Services or the Sr. Manager ICCP in the efficient and effective operations of the program activities, as well as provide leadership in high risk social situations, program development, advocacy and developing and maintaining strong community linkages. Registered Social Workers will also participate in mentoring community development, teaching, continuous quality improvement and research activities.

Clinical program clients are typically individuals who have been discharged from hospital to their own home, but who still require some clinical care for a short period of time. These clients are in process of having long term care needs assessed, are medically stable, can be of any adult age group, and may require mechanical or 2-person lifts. Clients typically stay 21 days or 16 weeks in length, and they may or may not require a formal care plan.

Community Support Services clients are typically individuals who have been discharged from hospital but who are unable to return to their pre-hospital living arrangements. These clients are in process of having long term care needs assessed, are medically stable, can be of any adult age group, and may require mechanical or 2-person lifts Clients may have longer stays and require Care Plans.

**CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Clinical**
- Maintains current working knowledge of relevant legislation in Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act, Public Hospitals Act, Long Term Care Act, Child and Family Services Act, PHIPA and Excellent Care for All Act
- Maintains expertise in generic social work practice and implements evidence-based practice which includes family/individual and group treatment modalities, case management, crisis intervention and discharge planning
- May perform virtual care as per program needs
- Documents all patient related interventions adhering to the OCSWSSW Standards of Practice and the RSW disciple-specific documentation guidelines
- Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments from a systems perspective which will include contact information (POA, SDM, NOK), current family/social status, financial situation, community agency involvement, mental health status, psychosocial history, social work analysis, identified issues goals and intervention plans
- Identifies and intervenes with high risk social work analysis, identified issues, goal and intervention plans
- Identifies and intervenes with high risk social situations such as intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse/Neglect, Elder Abuse/Neglect, Financial Abuse, and others as appropriate utilizing best practice social work guidelines
- Provides theory-based counselling which may include crisis intervention and illness adjustment counselling
- Provides case management for an assigned client area including the facilitation of client and team goals related to function and discharge, connecting the client and/or family with services and/or resources in the community and ensuring patients and families understand the plan of care post discharge
- Coordinated all complex discharges and facilitates program specific case management activities
- Assumes the lead responsibility for discharge planning including the identification of client and family needs and resources related to safe patient discharges
- Provides mentorship around specific developed areas of expertise to new RSW staff and healthcare providers of other disciplines
- Meets the requirements of Ontario Social Work re-certification through continuing education as outlined by the OCSWSSW
- Complies with all required Workload Measurements and other statistical data collection expectations
- Engages in knowledgeable, sensitive and expert care of senior