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Job Description
Union: NonUnion
Site: West Park Healthcare Centre
Department: 1C ABI rehab 1C ABIBS 2C Stroke rehab ABI outpatients
Reports to: Manager Program Services
Work Model: InOffice
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary:
Shifts: Days
Status: Permanent FullTime
Closing Date:
Duties
- Provide social work services including assessment counselling advocacy & location of community resources and discharge planning for clients and families.
- Development planning implementation and evaluation of social work services as required.
- Facilitate education and support groups for clients and families which may include some evenings.
- Participate in related inservice education.
- Assist service coordinator with discharge and transition process regularly assessing needs such as psychosocial support for the patient and family as well as applying for funding support while meeting length of stay and occupancy rate targets.
- Participate in admission assessments.
- Participate where required in the revenue generating assessment & treatment services of the Hospital.
- Complete clinical workload statistics.
- Pursue continuous professional development.
- Work closely with team members in handling situations requiring counselling and support around care treatment and decision making as well as any applications (e.g. funding LTCH etc. that are required.
- Ensure timely and appropriate clinical documentation in the electronic patient record (EPR).
- Develop strong relationships community providers to facilitate partnerships between patients family inpatient clinical team and referring agencies (e.g. LHIN referral sources etc..
- Provide resource clinical leadership for the interprofessional team.
- Provide leadership in program evaluation program development and research as appropriate.
- Participate in internal and external committees.
- Partner with Service Managers to ensure clinical service goals are addressed.
- Ensure that psychosocial issues / concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner.
- Ensure that care is patientfocused with an emphasis on culturally appropriate care that keeps equity diversity and inclusion in mind.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
- Completion of a Masters Degree in Social Work
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Membership in the Ontario Association of Social Workers preferred
- Three 3 years experience working with an interprofessional team in a hospital setting preferred
- Experience with Acquired Brain Injury and/or Stroke preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal time management and organizational skills
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Research experience/education an asset
- Student education/supervision an asset
- Knowledge of policies legislation programs and issues related to social welfare institutions and services
Additional Information :
Why join UHN
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts onsite gyms etc.
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
All UHN Employees are required to be fully vaccinated with a COVID19 vaccine series approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization as a condition of hire. Proof of COVID19 vaccination will be required. Should you be the successful candidate you will be required to comply with UHNs mandatory Vaccination Policy that is in effect.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
