Social Worker I

Why Fraser Health?:
Are you someone who has a real passion for serving others? Are you a registered Social Worker looking to showcase your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? If you've answered “yes”, then we want you to keep reading. We hire great people for excellent jobs and need your help to expand our ability to deliver prompt and professional services. We are currently looking for a
**Casual Social Worker **to join our Patient & Family Counselling team at Burnaby Hospital located in
**Burnaby, B.C.** If you are seeking a challenge that is equally as rewarding, then this may be the opportunity for you

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

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Detailed Overview: Under general supervision, and within an interdisciplinary environment, provides psychosocial assessments; identifies patient/family issues; formulates a treatment and sets goals/objectives for assigned clients. Responsibilities:

- Formulates a psychosocial assessment and treatment plan by reviewing referral, gathering information about the client/significant others with respect to social, emotional, cultural, response to illness, coping abilities, environmental and financial situation.
- Provides clinical and ongoing supportive counselling services to patient/families regarding identified problems, adjustment to illness, personal concerns, lifestyle changes, treatment objectives, withdrawal from treatment and, bereavement counselling as required; completes written report for inclusion in client health record.
- Provides crisis intervention, crisis resolution and support services; provides and initiates programs using group work methodology.
- Provides consultative and direct services to clients, families and staff regarding community and rehabilitation services/resources, and access to these resources to assist them with financial vocational, transportation, child care and accommodation concerns.
- Provides educational services to individual, couples, family or groups to assist them in dealing with the psychosocial implications of the treatment modalities and to assist in dealing with the impact on lifestyle changes.
- As a member of the interdisciplinary team, provides information regarding clients psychosocial situation and participates in developing a comprehensive plan of care with/for the client.
- Participates in quality improvement activities by providing input into the development, implementation and evaluation of departmental and program goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
- Prepares and maintains required statistics and reports.
- Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**

Master's degree in Social Work from an approved school of Social Work, plus two (2) years' recent, related clinical experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Fully developed and information seeking skills that promote communication and lead to a co-operative approach to problem solving within an interdisciplinary setting.
- Comprehensive knowledge of developmental stages in the individual and family life cycle and of psychosocial issues that may occur in response to changing health and dependency needs.
- Ability to establish rapport with clients and family members in order to explore issues that are beyond the initial presented concerns.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability to operate related equipment.