Social Worker, Msw

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
**Full Time Social Worker (MSW) **to join our team at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in
**Surrey, B.C.** If you are seeking a challenge that is equally as rewarding, then this might 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: Reporting clinically to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work and administratively to the Manager, Clinical Operations, provides comprehensive social worker services and therapeutic clinical counseling to patients and families for an the assigned clinical specialty area; conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments of patients and families using a variety of assessment tools and in accordance with professional standards, clinical policies and practices; educates and provides consultation to patient, families and other healthcare professionals by providing leadership in patient care planning for the effective utilization of patient resources; participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies to identify areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient care services and reduce gaps in the service; develops, coordinates and delivers in-services, presentations, psycho-educational and support groups and initiates, develops and carries out research activities. Responsibilities:

- Conducts comprehensive social work and psychosocial assessments of patients and families by interviewing the patient and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and/or family and interpreting the data using a variety of tools, in accordance with professional standards, clinical policies and practices.
- Provides comprehensive therapeutic clinical services such as grief and bereavement counseling to patients and families in the assigned clinical specialty area by exploring the emotional psychosocial response to identify problems, personal concerns, treatment objectives and facilitates change in coping style, behavior, attitude and feelings as it relates to the illness and other system issues; participates with patient, families, community supports and the interdisciplinary team to coordinate services, manages cases and facilitates meetings.
- Provides consultation and education to patients, families and other healthcare professionals on issues related to high risk factors, recovery and current practice in the field of adaptation such as illness and disability, trauma and bereavement, critical incident stress management, protection of vulnerable adults, chemical dependency, community living and support services.
- Maintains patient records by documenting patient assessments, charting information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements; documents patient information for future reference.
- Provides leadership to the interdisciplinary team in the area of patient care planning such as discharge planning and hospital stay by interviewing the patient and/or family to assess and determine care plan and type of service required; articulates analysis and decision to members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Arranges meetings on patient admissions to assist in developing and coordinating care plans and community services for patients requiring facility placement and/or home support; collaborates with the hospital and community services to determine alternate level of care and the effective utilization of available patient resources.
- Communicates