Social Worker 1 - Toronto, Canada - Baycrest

Baycrest

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Ambulatory Services Pamela & Paul Austin Centre for

Neurology & Behaviour Support at Baycrest has an opportunity for a

SOCIAL WORKER MSW-1, FULL TIME

OPSEU 595 Hourly Pay Rate:
$ $49.36

The Social Worker is an integrated member of the Austin Centre Virtual Behavior Medicine program (VBM) & the Sam & Ida Ross Memory Clinic.

Working as a member of the interprofessional team, the Social Worker will provide focused assessment, treatment plans and interventions for outpatients referred to these clinics.

This role will also provide consultation support for specific cases referred from specialists within the Austin Centre Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis & General Geriatric Neurology clinics.

The Social Worker will refer to other Home and Community Care Support services as the individual client clinical need necessitates.

The Social Worker in this role is an expert at supporting patients and families living with cognitive impairment, dementia and complex neurological disorders and proactively supports the clinical team in meeting patient and family social support and counselling needs.

The Social Worker leads through practice excellence and functions as an expert working to the full scope of their professional role.

This position reports directly to the Clinical Manager of the Austin Centre & indirectly to the Manager & Interprofessional Practice Chief for Social Work.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Provide full range of clinical social work services (psychosocial assessments, case management, clinical triage & intake, individual and family counseling and education) to clinic patients and their families
Support patients and family with future planning (especially helpful when client receives a diagnosis)
Coordinate family meetings and support family units when conflicts arise (_support family in conflicting perspectives and decision making for a loved one_)
Act as lead to determine POA status, obtain copies of POA documents and manage POA concerns on behalf of the patient as needed to support care provision by the team
Maintain accurate, up to date clinical documentation and proactively provide direct patient status updates to physicians and other members of the clinical team as appropriate

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

Masters of Social Work degree required
Current and valid registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers ('OCSWSSW') in good standing required
Experience with identifying and using a range of clinical assessment tools e.g. Suicide Risk Assessment, Depression Scales
Experience working with people (Adults & Seniors) living with dementia, cognitive impairment, mental health issues, and families/caregivers across clinical settings and able to provide the spectrum of supports (i.e. prevention, crisis, selfmanagement, treatment etc.) and a comprehensive understanding of the diverse needs of patients & caregivers
Expert knowledge of Ontario LTC, Hospital & Community care environments, pertinent Health Services legislation (i.e. Privacy, LTC Act, Hospital Act, MAID), Clinical Ethics, Ontario Senior Support Services
Excellent interpersonal communication, solution oriented & problemsolving skills
Proficient computer skills & recent experience with Outlook, Meditech, Word, Excel, Resource Matching and Referral (RM&R) MDS required and OTN/ZOOM Virtual Care delivery preferred

Date Posted:
March 13th, 2023

Internal Job Posting Closing Date:
March 20th, 2023

Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences
are changing the future of brain health and aging.

Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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