Health Care Social Work (Masters) - Renal Dialysis Program

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Mount Pleasant, NS

4d•CA$40 - CA$55•Onsite

About The Position

Health Care Social Workers provide a diverse range of interventions to clients and their families, enabling them to achieve their optimal level of functioning and health. These interventions include: psychosocial assessments, adjustment therapy, supportive therapy, crisis counselling, resource counselling, and discharge planning and case management. Health Care Social Workers are actively involved in advocacy, education, program planning, consultation and collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution and community. The role is multifaceted and dynamic, requiring each Social Worker to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams. The Health Care Social Worker is a licensed professional who practices in accordance with a set of National/Provincial Standards and Code of Ethics and Department Procedures, Policies and Standards. The Health Care Social Worker is responsible for supervising undergraduate and graduate students in work placements. The Health Care Social Worker provides consultation based upon an advanced level of education (MSW) which includes an integrated knowledge of the social, structural, emotional, psychological and cultural factors that affect well-being.

Requirements

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited university required
Certificate of Registration and Membership in the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers and Canadian Association of Social Workers required
Minimum 2 years of experience required
Strong counselling and communication skills
Capacity to achieve a high degree of autonomous practice
Knowledge of issues related to family violence, sexual abuse, addictions, grief and long, end of life, disability, and crisis intervention
Able to work within a multidisciplinary team
Achieve and maintain a working knowledge of community resources and medical terminology

Nice To Haves

Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessments, adjustment therapy, supportive therapy, crisis counselling, resource counselling, and discharge planning and case management.
Engage in advocacy, education, program planning, consultation, and collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution and community.
Work autonomously as well as collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.
Supervise undergraduate and graduate students in work placements.
Provide consultation based upon an advanced level of education (MSW) which includes an integrated knowledge of the social, structural, emotional, psychological and cultural factors that affect well-being.