Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Rehabilitation & Supportive Care Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Program Manager of the Bone & Joint department within the Rehabilitation & Supportive Care Services, the healthcare social worker works as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing 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 counseling, resource counseling, discharge planning and case management. The Health Care Social Worker is 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 the Health Care Social Worker to work autonomously as well as collaboratively.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work from a recognized university
Registered or eligible for registration with the NSCSW
Two (2) years of clinical experience as a clinical Social Worker required
Strong counselling and communication skills
Capacity to achieve a high degree of autonomous practice
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team context

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of abortion care and options counselling
Knowledge of issues related to family violence, sexual abuse, addictions, grief and loss, end of life, disability, crisis intervention, caregiving and continuum of care and intervention skills that come from knowledge of theoretical frameworks/approaches to practice
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Responsibilities

Providing psychosocial assessments
Adjustment therapy
Supportive therapy
Crisis counseling
Resource counseling
Discharge planning
Case management
Advocacy
Education
Program planning
Consultation
Collaboration on behalf of individuals/groups within the institution and community