Social Worker - CIMRAC, Chronic Pain, Stay Well

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social Worker - RSW provides quality social work services to the CIMRAC, Chronic Pain Management and Stay Well Program congruent with the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). The Registered Social Worker provides psychosocial assessment, counselling/psychotherapy, case management, patient/family education, supportive counselling, discharge planning, service coordination and consultation according to best practice standards in order to assist patients to achieve optimum recovery and quality of life.

This includes maximizing the benefit patients and families receive from their medical treatments and transitioning to risk-reduced, timely discharges. The Registered Social Worker provides leadership in high risk social situations, program development, advocacy, and developing and maintaining strong community linkages. Registered Social Workers will also participate in mentoring, community development, teaching, continuous quality improvement and research activities.

• Bachelors of Social Work from an accredited University is required, Masters of Social Work from an accredited University preferred.
• 1 year recent related clinical experience with the client specific population and clinical setting preferred.
• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers required.
• Membership with the Ontario Association of Social Workers preferred.
• Maintains current working knowledge of relevant legislation which includes the following:
  Mental Health Act;
  Health Care Consent Act; substitute Decisions Act; public Hospitals Act;
  Long Term Care Act;
  Child and Family Services Act; PHIPA; and Excellent Care for All Act.
• Able to work effectively both in a team environment and as an independent professional.
• Maintains expertise in social work and evidence-based best practices which includes family/individual and group treatment modalities, case management, crisis intervention and discharge planning.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with the various populations served.
• Demonstrated knowledge in application of screening tools (i.e., Admission and Discharge Assessment Tool (ADAT).
• Proven ability to work as an effective member of an inter-professional team with exceptional interpersonal, advocacy, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Willingness and ability to continue to improve professional competence and knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work under pressure, prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated knowledge, sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families
• Gentle Persuasive Approach training preferred

• Provides Competent, Professional Care through the development of the Therapeutic Relationship with patients.
• Conducts comprehensive psychosocial assessments from a systems perspective which will include obtaining contact information such as Power of Attorney (POA), Substitute Decision Maker (SDM) Next of Kin (NOK), current family/social status, financial situation, community agency involvement, mental health status and psychosocial history.
• Completes social work analysis using critical thinking and social work theory ( i.e. Systems Theory, Solution Focus Theory, Strength-based Theory)
• Identifies issues/goals and formulates a patient- centered intervention plan in accordance to setting.
• Communicates with all relevant care providers within the circle of care to ensure integration of care plans and enhance quality co-ordinated client care. Collaboration, negotiation, management of role overlap and support of inter-professional team is necessary to ensure comprehensive client care.
• Documents all patient related interventions adhering to the OCSWSSW Standards of Practice and SJHH corporate RSW discipline-specific documentation guidelines.
• Completes accurate workload statistics within expected timelines and ensures work activity is in alignment with the current benchmark activities of the organization. Completes other program data to support ministry requirements such as RAI data, FIM scores and MDS data consistent with the expertise of the discipline.
• Identifies and intervenes with high risk social situations such as Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse/Neglect, Elder Abuse/Neglect, Financial Abuse and others as appropriate utilizing best practice social work guidelines.
• Provides theory-based counselling which may include crisis intervention, illness adjustment counseling, psycho-social education, psychotherapy, therapeutic group work, etc.
• Provides case management for an assigned patient area including the facilitation of patient and team goals related to function and discharge, connecting the patient and/or their/family with services and/or resources in the community and ensuring patients and families understand the plan of care.
• Facilitates and leads family meetings requiring therapeutic counselling skills, conflict…