Masters of Social Work

**Company Bio**

At Quinte Health, guided by our core values of Imagine It's You, Value Everyone, We All Make a Difference, and Stronger Together, our family of four hospitals holds a central role in the mission to enhance lives and foster healthier communities. We operate as a cohesive team, uniting all our hospitals, to deliver local and regional healthcare services. In partnership with our communities, we strive to improve access to high-quality care, right in their own neighborhoods.

Our sense of fulfillment is deeply rooted in the impactful work we do, a sentiment shared by our dynamic teams of staff, dedicated physicians, and committed volunteers. They not only care passionately for our patients but also for each other, embodying our core values at every turn.

We don't just serve our communities, we actively contribute to them. Quinte Health is woven into the fabric of our local landscape, with our team members residing, raising their families, and often retiring right here in the communities they cherish. We are on a constant lookout for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team. Our diverse array of exciting roles encompasses positions that span multiple hospitals, as well as opportunities situated within a single hospital. Join us as we live out our values in providing exceptional healthcare close to home.

**Position Summary**

The Social Worker as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, and provides treatment modalities that may include individual and family therapy, group work, consultation, case navigation, crisis intervention, community outreach and advocacy in a manner that is consistent with the Quinte Health values and that reflects the core values of Patient and Family Centered Care (dignity, respect, information sharing, participation, and collaboration), practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice and ethical values as defined by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, participates in service and hospital-wide activities and programs that model and promote a safe and healthy patient-centered environment and that contribute to quality improvement and risk management initiatives. Develops and coordinates treatment plan in conjunction with the treatment team including connection/referral to appropriate internal and/or community resources, this position is assigned to the Sills 5 Mental Health Program.

**Required**
- Master’s Degree in Social Work.
- Eligible for membership in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OSWSSW).
- Current enhanced security clearance (criminal reference check) for vulnerable populations administered by the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
- 3-5 years’ clinical work experience in mental health/psychiatric services or addictions treatment in a hospital and/or in a community setting.
- Demonstrated assessment and therapy skills with expertise in individual, couple, family and group work required.
- Knowledge about and expertise in best practices in concurrent disorders addiction.
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment approaches.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and community resources.
- Demonstrated knowledge and recent experience with various modalities including the stages of change, motivational interviewing, harm reduction and relapse prevention and management.
- Demonstrated ability to function independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Superior communication skills required, oral and written.
- Current First Aid and BCLS at the Health Care Provider level.
- Proven ability to attend work regularly.

**Duties**
- Demonstrated knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders most prevalent with adults.
- Highly developed clinical skills in interviewing, psycho-social and risk assessment, treatment (individual, group and family therapy) crisis intervention and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).
- Provides individual and group therapy sessions to patients and their families, instructs other mental health staff in therapeutic techniques, provides crisis interventions, and arranges for alternative community services when needed, training in CBT, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and solution-focused brief therapy is preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Ontario Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, Powers of Attorney Act, Substitute Decisions Act, Personal Health Information Act and other relevant legislation.
- Is accountable for decisions and actions when acting independently or when acting in consultation and collaboration with other members of the program team.
- Creating treatment plans with patients and their families, and maintaining patient records in accordance with privacy legislation while completing assessments, preparing reports, monitoring progress toward treatment goals and conducting regular reviews of active treatment plans.
- Extensive knowledge of evidence-based practice and current