Social Worker Ii - Medicine Hat, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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Medicine Hat, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Description:

As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families

Your services may include:

psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.

Classification: Social Worker II
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Psychosocial Oncology
Primary Location: Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.

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Posting End Date: 23-MAR-2023

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 03-APR-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $37.80
Maximum Salary: $50.26
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 1 year experience in an Oncology setting. Current BLS, Health Care provider Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high volume outpatient clinic and treatment setting. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. High degree of competency working with patients who are experiencing emotional distress and life-threatening illness, grief and loss. Demonstrated ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures using a supportive, non-judgmental approach. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum of 2 years of social work in a medical / hospital setting (acute/ambulatory/community care) is preferred. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Ability to be flexible and adaptable with work environment (i.e., workplace noise, sharing office space). Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to manage a complex and busy case load. Crisis intervention skills would be considered an asset.