Social Worker

**Company Description**
One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today

The successful applicant will be part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the care of patients and families within the outpatient programs and will report to the Clinical Services Manager, with professional accountability to the professional leader for social work. The social worker will be an integral part of the social work professional team, participating in yearly strategic planning initiatives and corporate professional development.

**Accountabilities**:

- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills required
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team
- Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family-centered care
- Demonstrated experience with patient and family health teaching required
- Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills required
- Demonstrated excellent customer service, organizational and critical-thinking skills required
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development as it applies to the profession and related field
- Demonstrated ability to work in a stressful and fast-paced environment
- Exemplary clinical practice within an inter-professional team to develop appropriate strategies for patient care
- Ability to prioritize patient care needs and make autonomous decisions
- Ability to promote a healthy work environment and practice excellent client safety guidelines
- Knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- May be required to travel and work between all Osler sites
- Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record

**Qualifications**
- Master of Social Work
- BCLS required
- Current registration and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in assessing and treating patients with a focus on Neurological Rehabilitation, including Mild-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Concussion, Stroke/Aphasia, etc.
- Experience in conducting/facilitating psycho-educational groups required
- Experience working with individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness, metabolic and concurrent disorders required
- Previous experience in the areas of return to work planning, functional evaluation and work conditioning an asset
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and/or certification in other psychotherapy modalities preferred
- Training in Supportive Communication for Aphasia (SCA) techniques an asset
- Excellent written communication skills required for comprehensive reports
- Experience providing services to third party payers including WSIB
- Ability to deliver counselling and psychotherapy within the legislative requirements
- Experience delivering psychotherapy to WSIB patient population, addressing psychosocial barriers in order for safe return to work
- Strong counseling skills in individual, family and group mediums
- Knowledgeable in the provision of professional social work services to clients and their families/significant others/care givers (such as individual, group, marital or family counseling, discharge panning etc.)
- Demonstrated effective communication, team building, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated ability to engage and work collaboratively with all levels and members of the inter professional team
- Demonstrated effective judgment and innovative change management skills
- Demonstrated ability to utilize quality, safety and risk-based frameworks to utilize critical thinking, priority setting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal communicat