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Job Description
Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: West Park Heathcare Center
Department: West Park
Reports to: Clinical Manager Outpatients
Hours: 37.5 Hours Weekly
Shifts: Days
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: Until Filled
To provide professional social work services in an Outpatient Stroke/ABI Rehabilitation Department to patients and families towards improving quality of life given changes in their social emotional psychological and physical situation.
- 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
- Participate in related in-service education.
- Assist with discharge and transition process regularly assessing needs such as psycho-social support for the patient and family as well as applying for funding support while meeting length of stay targets.
- 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
- 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 inter-professional 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 psycho-social issues / concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner.
- Ensure that care is patient-focused with an emphasis on culturally appropriate care that keeps equity diversity and inclusion in mind.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients residents students employees volunteers physicians and visitors including:
- Compliance with the safety standards of the hospital and applicable legislation
- Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of West Park: Excellence Respect Trust Collaboration and Accountability
- Evidence of good performance history and attendance record
Qualifications :
Education:
Required (Minimum):
- Masters degree in Social Work or Baccalaureate degree
Desired/Preferred:
- Member of relevant professional association/network preferred
Accreditation/Certification/Designation or license through a professional body or association i.e. RN CHRP CPP etc.:
Required (Minimum):
- Membership in Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
- Must be able to achieve 80% in the Functional Independent Measure (FIM) certification exam within the probationary period and on recertification exams if applying to work on any of the following rehabilitation units: 3EA (Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation) 3EB (Amputee Rehabilitation) 3EC (Neurological Rehabilitation) 2EB (TB Rehabilitation) and 2WF (Respiratory Rehabilitation).
Desired/Preferred:
- Fluency in a language other than English an asset
- Experience in a hospital setting
Experience (number of years of job-related working experience):
Required (Minimum):
- Ideally minimum of 1 - 2 years clinical experience
- Knowledge of and preferred experience with Outpatient Neuro
- Demonstrated leadership abilities in the following areas: co-ordinating internal & external resources; community liaison; education; advocacy training & support to varied professionals
- Strong assessment skills
- Knowledge of a variety of community resources
- Demonstrated experience in discharge planning and transitions implementation
- Strong interpersonal organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Demonstrated ability to partner and work effectively with all levels of staff the interprofessional team physicians patients families and external agencies
- Demonstrated ability to deal with complex mental health and behavioral issues
- Ability to maintain effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks responsibilities and people
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to provide patient centred care.
- Demonstrated problem solving interpersonal coaching negotiation and facilitation skills
- Strong organizational skills to work independently in an unstructured demanding environment
- Demonstrated reliable work habits
- Attendance at safety meetings/training/updates in accordance with the Centres standards
- Availability to work a flexible work schedule (some evenings are required)
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 on-site 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.
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 :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
