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    Social Worker - Calgary, AB, Canada - Alberta Health Services

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    Part time
    Description
    Calgary, the Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is an acute care hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient services. The PLC has over 600 inpatient beds, including Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, Women's Health and Critical Care. The PLC is the Vascular Centre for Southern Alberta, Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeastern British Columbia.
    The Allied Health Department at the PLC is comprised of Social Work, Rehabilitation, and Spiritual Care staff. These staff work as vital members of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient and family-centered care throughout the hospital.

    Under general supervision from the Clinical Leader and Allied Health management, the successful candidate will be expected to provide Social Work services primarily to the Emergency department and, as needed, to provide coverage and support to the acute care units.

    The position involves shift work which includes days, weekends, and evenings.

    These services are primarily clinical in nature and may include psychosocial assessments, identifying & addressing social determinants of health, crisis intervention, safety planning & risk assessment, system navigation and discharge planning.

    At all times, the Social Worker ensures they are compliant with ACSW standards of practice.

    As a Social Worker III, you will perform either advanced level assessment and treatment or act as a clinical lead.

    You will work with or within teams to provide health care services for patients with complex and multidimensional medical, psychosocial, environmental and instrumental needs.

    You will provide advanced clinical services, consultation to the interprofessional team and patients/families and supervision of students and team members as assigned.

    You may also act as a clinical lead providing leadership in the planning, development, and delivery of services in a specific area, as well as staff development, quality improvement and evaluation or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s).


    Classification:
    Social Worker III

    Union:
    HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

    Unit and Program:
    Multi-Site: Not Applicable

    Temporary Employee Class:
    Temporary Part Time

    Temporary End Date: 13-DEC-2024


    Length of Shift in weeks:
    Shifts per cycle: 11

    Days Off:
    As Per Rotation

    Classification:
    Social Worker III

    Union:
    HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

    Unit and Program:
    Multi-Site: Not Applicable

    Temporary Employee Class:
    Temporary Part Time

    Temporary End Date: 13-DEC-2024

    Hours per Shift: 7.

    Length of Shift in weeks:
    Shifts per cycle: 11

    Shift Pattern:

    Days Off:
    As Per Rotation

    Required Qualifications:
    Master's degree in Social Work.
    Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
    Additional
    Required Qualifications:
    Recent experience working in an emergency department required.
    Strong understanding of trauma-informed care principles and crisis intervention techniques.
    Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification required.

    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with members of the interdisciplinary team, patients and families in a dynamic health care setting.

    Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload to keep pace in a busy multi-disciplinary patient care.

    Experience working with diverse communities, groups and/or organizations (i.e. ethno-cultural, equity-setting, racialized, faith-based, LGBTQ2S+, vulnerable, marginalized, persons with disabilities, and persons across all age groups, etc.).

    Preferred Qualifications:
    Minimum 2 years experience as a Social Worker in an acute care setting is an asset.
    Previous Connect Care training an asset.
    Training in motivational interviewing is an asset.
    Communities.

    Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.

    AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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