Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Mood Disorders - Mental Health & Addictions

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

1d•CA$40 - CA$54•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager, Adult Outpatient - Mental Health & Addictions, the Social Worker, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, is responsible for the delivery of time-limited, evidence-based psycho-social assessments and treatments to adults (19 years and older) with Tier-3 mental disorders. All services are provided within a Stepped Care framework and practice is guided by disorder based clinical care pathways. Each clinician participates in a consultation group to ensure collegial support, accountability and effectiveness of assessments and treatments. The Social Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

Requirements

Master's degree of Social Work
Registered or eligible to be registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
Two (2) years licensed clinical experience required working with an adult population providing time-limited, evidence-based psycho-social assessments and treatments to adults (19 years and older) with Tier-3 mental disorders
Demonstrated skills in DSM formulation
Demonstrated skills in applying time limited, evidence-based psycho-social assessments and treatments for mental disorders to an adult (19 years and older) patient population, and commitment to same
Demonstrated knowledge of Stepped Care principles, clinical care pathways, and outcomes monitoring, and commitment to same
Demonstrated knowledge of clinical supervision, learning and professional development, and commitment to same
Demonstrated skills in providing culturally informed non-judgmental patient and family center care, and commitment to same
A working theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological testing applicable to an adult patient population
Motivated with a strong customer service orientation building solid health care patients/partner relationships
Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, problem solve and utilize good judgment in decision making
Demonstrated planning, organizational and time management skills
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Nice To Haves

Experience in providing supervision to psychology residents, students, and peers
Experience training and/or acting as a resource for other allied health care professionals and medical specialists
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

Delivery of time-limited, evidence-based psycho-social assessments and treatments to adults (19 years and older) with Tier-3 mental disorders.
Ensuring services are provided within a Stepped Care framework and practice is guided by disorder based clinical care pathways.
Participating in a consultation group to ensure collegial support, accountability and effectiveness of assessments and treatments.
Integrating principles and practices such as mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration into provided services and messages.