Social Worker (Professional Practice)

Overview

This position is responsible for the provision of clinical social work services to hospital patients, families and providing excellent patient care within an interdisciplinary team setting.

Responsibilities include : providing comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, educational and supportive counseling, resource identification, referral and linking, and collaborating and consulting with inter-professional team and community-based service providers.

Key days of the week required for work are Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Key areas of coverage for this permanent part time role are : Emergency Department, Labour and Delivery, NICU.

Education

• Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers or a candidate for certification required.
• Master of Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work, or equivalent degree as recognized by the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers required.

Qualifications

Recent related experience in Maternal Newborn and Pediatric environments an asset

• Knowledge of CAS
• Knowledge of and experience working with Community resources
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with social work staff and staff from other disciplines
• Keen attention to service quality and innovation
• Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment planning.
• Demonstrated ability to provide educational and supportive counseling
• Demonstrated ability to provide resource identification, referral and linking
• Demonstrated ability to provide collaboration and consultation with inter- professional team and community based service providers
• Ability to participate in education to variousgroups including social work and other health professionals, students, patients and families, colleagues and community agencies
• Ability to participate in professional, program and hospital development, planning, implementation

and evaluation of service

• Strong written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills required
• Experience in Maternal / Newborn / Pediatrics preferred
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated family centered philosophy of care provision
• Demonstrated ability to welcome change and manage it innovatively
• Good work and attendance record required
• All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health

Network (TEHN) formerly Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) agree to work within

the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.

All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient

and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and

procedures set by MGH.

All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of

themselves and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.