Social Worker Bachelors - Greater Sudbury, Canada - Health Sciences North

Health Sciences North

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Greater Sudbury, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Social Worker Bachelors:

Competition #

2727

Job Title

Social Worker Bachelors

Department

Regional Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Serv

Status

Permanent

Work Type

Full-time

Affiliation

ONA Paramedical

Shift Assignment

Days

Bilingualism Required

Yes

Police Check Requirement

Vulnerable Sector Check

Site

NESGC - Regional Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Service ONA Paramedical

Salary Information

$35.07 to $44.68 /hr

Application Closing Date

March 22, 2023

KEY FUNCTION:

Provide specialized assessment, treatment, and intervention for older adults with multiple complex health needs and provide resources for professionals and caregivers in Northern Ontario.

REPORTING:

Under the general direction of the Clinical Manager, Regional Outpatient & Outreach Geriatric Medicine Service.

DUTIES:

Administer and perform comprehensive geriatric, cognitive, functional, and environmental assessments.
Analyze and interpret assessment findings.
Assess and treat patients/families with depression, grief/bereavement, caregiver stress, power of attorney (POA) issues/capacity, and abuse.
Provide a range of treatment services to patient including counselling, POA planning, caregiver support, financial planning, referral to outside resources, clinical case management and discharge planning.
Manage outreach clinic, support partners in care and provide education and capacity building for health care providers regarding geriatrics.
Create, implement, and deliver education to medical professionals, nurses, and physicians across the geriatric continuum of care.
Support the Geriatric Medicine Followup Clinic using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; present findings to physicians.
Develop, implement and evaluate speciality programs.
Educate client and family in coping strategies, decisionmaking, and utilization of personal and community resources, and make referrals to community resources as required.
Collaborate with clients, families, interprofessional team members, and community partners and advocate to ensure client needs are met.
Complete joint interdisciplinary home visits as required.
Maintain relevant statistical information.
Develop and implement clinical procedures.
Educate and mentor student placements.
Determine and align improvement projects with HSN's Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
Evaluate patient care and satisfaction on an ongoing basis and formulate solutions for improvement.
Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Minimum of a four (4) year Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, from an accredited university.
Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited university is preferred.
Current Certificate of Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
Successful completion of the Geriatric Assessor training course,Core Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program, and the P.I.E.C.E.S. Training program are required.
Certification as an Assistive Devices Program (ADP) authorizer is preferred.
Ministry of Labour "Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps" training certificate is required.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of five (5) years' experience working within Specialized Geriatric Services and completing assessment and treatment guided by the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Demonstrated knowledge of health assessment, medications, and telemedicine procedures.
Demonstrated knowledge of health assessment tools (e.g. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Clock Drawing Test, Phonemic/Semantic Fluency, Trails Making Test, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia).
Demonstrated knowledge of mobilizing community health resources and enhancing continuum of care.
Demonstrated knowledge of education curriculum development, implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous and Francophone culture.
Demonstrated knowledge of Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Demonstrated knowledge of Specialized Geriatric Services community services and available resources.
Demonstrated ability to effectively problemsolve, set priorities, and manage conflict.
Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of lean methodology for process improvement.
Demonstrated ability to independently identify issues, plan improvements, measure success and continue improvement.
Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft