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About the Role
This Social Worker position primarily supports the Complex Continuing Care Program, with cross coverage to other sites. Coverage areas may change based on operational needs and requirements. The role involves assessing patients, implementing intervention plans, facilitating meetings, and liaising with community agencies.
Responsibilities
- Assessing patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans
- Implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the interprofessional team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behavior, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment
- Facilitating family/team meetings
- Reassessing and modifying the intervention plan as required
- Liaising with appropriate community agencies
- Completing applications for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) facilities, establishing contact with members of the interprofessional team and community agencies to obtain, provide or exchange information relating to patients' psychosocial functioning and health care in the past, present and future
- Providing clinical teaching to Social Work students, other students, and colleagues
- Participating in relevant research activities, projects, etc.
Requirements
- Completion of a Masters Degree in Social Work (M.S.W) or equivalent
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- 2 - 3 years experience working with an interprofessional team in a health care setting, preferred
- Knowledge of policies, legislation, programs, issues related to social welfare institutions and services, the Health Care Consent Act, and Advance Care Planning
- Research experience /education, an asset
- Student education/supervision, an asset
- Knowledge of a second language, an asset
- Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
- All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
- Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
Skills
- Social Work
- Interprofessional team collaboration
- Patient assessment
- Intervention planning
- Family and team facilitation
- Community agency liaison
- Alternate Level of Care (ALC) applications
- Clinical teaching
- Research participation
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies
Location
- Toronto Rehab Bickle Centre
Work Type
- On-Site
- Casual
Experience Level
- 2 - 3 years experience working with an interprofessional team in a health care setting, preferred
Education Level
- Masters Degree in Social Work (M.S.W) or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 43.47 - CAD 54.34 - hourly
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)
About the Company
- UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital.
- With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
- As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
- UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
- UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
Equal Opportunity
- UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
- Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.