Social Worker, Professional Practice Leader

Humber River Health • Toronto, ON

33d • $47 - $61 • Onsite

About The Position

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team. At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital. Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.
At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!
We have an exciting oppotunity for a Social Worker, Professional Practice Leader for up to 3 years to work with our Allied Health Services and Professional Practice department. The Professional Practice Leader (PPL) for Social Work provides leadership to support and enable Social Workers across the organization to embrace the patient-centered care philosophy into practice and meet the mission, vision and values of Humber River Health. This position has a dual reporting accountability to the Director of Professional Practice for their role as Professional Practice Leader and to the Manager of Allied Health Services for the clinical care role.

Requirements

• MSW obtained from an accredited School of Social Work required.
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Social Workers of Ontario.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting (full time equivalent).
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and effective problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload to meet varied assignments from both Professional Practice and Allied Health.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement processes adult learning principles and change management
• Recent experience utilizing leadership skills such acting as a mentor /preceptors others, teaching at the University level leading project.
• Experience with Interprofessional Collaborative Practice initiatives, projects or committees
• Computer skills and knowledge of MT 6, M.S. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to travel from site to site.
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Nice To Haves

• An understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles as they relate to health practices is an asset. Humber River Health values lived and learned experiences in addressing systemic barriers and advancing inclusive practices

Responsibilities

• Resource to clinical programs for matters involving discipline specific professional practice.
• Works collaboratively with clinical programs and other discipline leaders to facilitate the integration of professional standards and promote professional practice.
• Functions as a mentor and support for new and current staff to ensure that specialized and high quality clinical expertise is available for patient care.
• Provide a leadership role both within the Allied Health Services department and as an advocate for the Allied Health department goals and objectives.
• Coaching in Clinical Social Work related matters, monitoring and making recommendations regarding clinical practice and supporting the profession’s growth and development.
• Clinical caseload assignment of fifty percent (50%) of the work schedule.
• Provide support to the Clinical Manager for scheduling to ensure that appropriate staffing and clinical support is provided on the patient care units.
• Support and coordination of student SW placements with Professional Practice and Clinical Managers
• Participates in organizational committees and working groups for implementation of Quality Improvement Projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees