Social Worker, Acute & Sub-acute Care

Social Worker, Acute & Sub-acute Care at Fraser Health Authority

Salary
: CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision:
Better health, best in health care.

Reporting administratively to the Manager, Health Services and clinically to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work, the Social Worker, Acute Care provides therapeutic clinical counselling services to patients and families in the assigned clinical area within Acute Care including the surgical, general medicine, palliative and geriatric programs. Conducts social work assessments of patients and families using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices and provides consultation to patient, families and healthcare professionals.

Provides leadership within the interdisciplinary team in care planning for the effective utilization of patient resources and participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies to identify areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery to enhance patient care services and reduce gaps in the community. Participates in in‑services, presentations, psycho‑educational and support groups, and provides education to patients/family/interdisciplinary team as needed regarding Social Work practice.

• Provides direct social work services to patients and families in the assigned clinical area within Acute Care by methods such as exploring the emotional response to identify problems, personal concerns and treatment objectives and facilitating change in coping style, behaviour, attitude and feelings as it relates to the illness and other system issues.
• Participates with patient, families, and community supports and interdisciplinary treatment teams to coordinate services, manage cases and facilitate meetings.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments of patients and families by methods such as interviewing the patient and/or family, obtaining relevant information, gathering social data regarding the patient and/or family and interpreting the data using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices.
• Provides consultation to patients, families and healthcare professionals on issues related to high risk factors, recovery and current community practice relevant to the assigned clinical area in the fields of adaptation to illness and disability, trauma and bereavement, critical incident stress management, protection of vulnerable adults, chemical dependency and community living and support services.
• Maintains patient records by methods such as documenting patient assessments, charting patient information, preparing progress notes and reports in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements and documenting for future reference.
• Provides leadership in the discharge planning process, by methods such as interviewing the patient and/or family to assess and determine care plan and type of service required and articulating analysis and decision to members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Arranges family meetings to assist in developing and coordinating care plan and community services for patients requiring facility placement and/or home support and collaborates with hospital and community services to determine alternate level of care and the effective utilization of patient resources.
• Communicates with community health and social agencies including government ministries, Home Health personnel and family physicians by performing duties such as collaborating in the assessment and management of individuals at risk, making referrals to appropriate resources when longer term treatment or follow‑up is required and exchanging…