Social Worker

**Position**:Social Worker (MSW)

**Department**:Inpatient Medical

**Position Status**:Full Time Temporary

**Temporary Contract End Date**:March 24, 2025

**Union**:OPSEU 373

**Number of Positions**:1

**HOURS OF WORK**:
**WHY WORK FOR US**:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a state-of-the-art regional hospital with a proud local history extending back over a century. With a capacity of 494 beds, our regional hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Department in Ontario and offers an extensive range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, and vascular surgery.

We wouldn't be the hospital we are today without the people and nothing is more important to us then our team of dedicated employees. At PRHC, we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining an environment where people are valued, recognized, and treated with respect.

We believe that the best way to support our patients is through our people. We do this by providing our employees with competitive and comprehensive benefit plans, a pension program with matching employer contribution, professional development opportunities, employee and family assistance program, health and wellness programs (gym and yoga memberships, annual wellness fair, travel discounts) and a learning fund for educational development. Exploring new positions, programs, or development initiatives is encouraged as it contributes to your personal and professional growth. PRHC supports and encourages you to pursue whatever path you choose.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**:
Social work provides service to patients and their families focusing primarily on the psychological and the emotional well-being of individuals as they adjust to the changes in their health. Social Work advocates on behalf of patients and families as they move through the health care system. Responsibilities include: biopsychosocial assessment, problem formulation, assisting in the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of patient treatment plans, crisis intervention, and knowledge of community resources. In addition, the social worker provides information, consultation and education to patients, families, staff and community agencies on matters relating to their specialty. The Social Worker practices in accordance with the OCCSWSSW Professional Standards.

**WHAT YOU’LL BRING**:

- Master’s Degree in Social Work required
- Member of the Ontario College of Certified Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCCSWSSW) in good standing
- 3 years recent relevant clinical experience working with patients and their families living with chronic illness
- Certificate in “Critical Incident Stress Debriefing” preferred.

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- Demonstrated commitment to providing services for patients and families, which address health from a holistic perspective (including physical, emotional, social, economic, spiritual, and environmental influences on health).
- Must be able to advocate on behalf of patients, families and/or the health care system.
- Ability to work independently without supervision.
- Ability to organize workload and establish priorities effectively and adapt to unpredictable and changing situations.
- Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and judgement when relating to adult clients, families, co-workers, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated expertise in crisis and trauma counseling with individuals and/or families.
- Demonstrated expertise in grief theory and therapy.
- Demonstrated expertise in assessment and counseling with non-compliant patients and/or their families.
- Demonstrated experience with psychological assessments, complex discharge planning, crisis intervention and adjustment counselling.
- Excellent counselling skills and knowledge of community support services; Demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to the principles of chronic disease prevention and management.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of people and work effectively within an interprofessional team;
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgement and to assess situations and address problems efficiently and effectively; and
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff, client and environmental safety and participation in regular in-service education in this area.
- Computer literacy, including knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer
- Experience using Epic considered an asset
- Experience within an outpatient clinic-based setting considered an asset
- Fluency in a second language considered an asset

**OUR COMMITMENT**:
At PRHC, we take great pride in maintaining an inclusive culture of respect and a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. We do this because we understand that bringing different pe