Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 / Hr. - CAD $52.81 / Hr.
Job Summary
Come work as a Clinician / Clinical Resource Social Worker with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinician / Clinical Resource Social Worker to join the Assisted Dying Program in Vancouver, BC.
Apply today to join our team!
As a Clinician in the Assisted Dying Program you will :
- Provide care coordination and support for patients, families and "just in time" education and support for health care staff for patients seeking an assisted death.
- Provide leadership and apply specialized theory and knowledge relating to mental health and community services, palliative care and end-of-life patient / client / resident (patient) populations to promote the delivery of safe, ethical and quality care related to medical assistance in dying.
- Act as a clinical resource by providing consultation support to the patient and family, interdisciplinary care team, and other professionals, and when no other supports are in place, psychosocial support to patient and family.
- Provide advice and guidance to Social Workers and other health care team members on how to integrate the support of patients seeking assisted dying into practice.
- Promote excellence in patient centered care, education and research.
- Participate in direct patient / client and family care when required.
About the Assisted Dying Program (ADP)
The VCH Assisted Dying Program (ADP) supports Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in VCH. The ADP provides support to patients, families, and health care providers while coordinating all aspects of the MAiD request.
The ADP ensures that VCH adheres to the federal MAiD legislation which continues to evolve.
The ADP’s vision statement is to ensure equitable access to MAiD as a patient-centred and patient-driven care option. The team strives to make assisted death accessible to all eligible patients in a timely manner.
The team’s mission statement is to provide specialized care coordination, consultation, education, and support to patients, families, and health care teams regarding the new and unique care option of MAiD.
In 2024, MAiD eligibility criteria is expected to expand to include intolerable suffering arising from mental health conditions.
This role will join a team of care coordinators, and will bring specialized expertise in mental health practice and services in order to help the ADP integrate MAiD into VCH’s Mental Health and Substance Use program.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW) is required.
- Masters’ of Social Work degree from an accredited School of Social Work, supplemented with five (5) years’ recent, related community and mental health based experience with end-of-life care and three (3) years' recent, related acute, facility or community experience relevant to providing end-of-life care to patients and their families or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- This includes training and experience counselling individuals, families and groups, including working with patients who are palliative or end-of-life.
- Valid BC Driver's License as local area travel requires the use of a vehicle.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Demonstrates an understanding of the development stages in the individual and family life cycle and of psychosocial issues related to death and dying, as well as grief.
- Broad knowledge of and demonstrated skill and ability in providing effective care planning, supportive counselling, and crisis intervention.
- Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and ability to effectively implement trauma-informed, culturally safe, and strengths-based care approach.
- Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to the assessment and treatment of specialized patient population utilizing best available evidence informed practice.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and support staff through transition.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver educational programs and materials for staff / patients and families based on education theories, principles and best practices.
- Demonstrated understanding of legislation and practice standards surrounding medical assistance in dying and ability to
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