Social Worker - Barrie, Canada - Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

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Barrie, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Description:

The Allied Health Services (AHS) team, under Professional Practice consists of Regulated Healthcare Professional including: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Social Work, Registered Dietitians, Respiratory Therapy, as well as unregulated Rehabilitation Assistants.

Each discipline is focused on driving evidence informed practice to promote high quality patient and family centered care.

The team has a professional practice leader (PPL) model for each regulated allied health discipline which promotes and enhances the interprofessional team.

Each discipline has their own PPL with dedicated time to enhance their communities of practice, represent their respective disciplines at committees, create policies & procedures and lead corporate level initiatives.

We are currently seeking a
full time Social Worker to support an interdisciplinary initiative project in our Emergency Department (ED).

This initiative will focus on supporting the senior-friendly needs of high risk ED patients that may be able to transition back to the community through the use of a team based consultative services.

The individuals would be expected to work in a team environment with a Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) nurse, Occupational Therapist and Home and Community Care staff while interacting with the ED care team (physicians & primary nurse).

Education:

Graduate of an accredited School of Social Work with a Masters of Social Work (or equivalent)
Required
Current registration with the Ontario College of Certified Social Workers/Social Services Workers Required
Evidence of continuing education in related field
Required
Sound knowledge of related legislation as applicable to serviced population
Required

Experience:

Recent Social Work experience involving seniors in an acute care emergency medicine and/or community settings
Preferred.
A strong theoretical and practical knowledge of social worker role and scope in promoting independence and assistance in acute care/ED setting
Preferred.
Strong knowledge of community services, supports and experience related to facilitating family meetings and discharge planning
Required

Experience with quality improvement initiatives or projects an asset.

Competencies:

Ability to function cooperatively as part of an interprofessional assessment team.
Possess comprehensive assessment, treatment, and documentation skills
Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrate sound clinical judgment, flexibility and initiative
Ability to communicate effectively with families, caregivers, and other professionals.
Superior organizational and time management skills are essential to management of the caseload.

Other:

Ability to learn about, from, and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong interprofessional model of care.
Demonstrate an ability to appreciate the importance of, and be open to new concepts and the ability to trial new approaches.
Responsible for acting as a team lead on occasion as the role will rotate within interprofessional team members.
Ability to provide direction and synthesize information from other disciplines to create a comprehensive care plan and present recommendations to the most responsible physician.