Social Worker (BSW), Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27 - $52.81 / hour
Job Summary

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We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

 

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to: 

• Four weeks of vacation to start
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top-up
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes 

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations for day to day operations and the delivery of social work services and accountable to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work for professional practice issues, provides psychosocial assessment and therapeutic clinical counseling services to clients (patients/families) in psychiatry by using a variety of modalities and in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team in care planning, discharge planning, resource linkage and education from a Social Work perspective. Participates as a member of local committees and planning bodies as assigned.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor''s Degree of Social Work from an accredited school of Social Work. One (1) year's recent, related experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers. 

Valid BC Driver's license and access to personal vehicle for business related purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psychosocial assessments.
• Familiarity with DSM V criteria.
• Knowledge of counseling skills, including brief solution focused therapy (individual/group); crisis intervention, motivational techniques, conflict resolution and resource counseling.
• Knowledge of legislation applicable to social work in psychiatry and ability to apply the principles within the following Acts: Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent and Care Facility Admissions Act, Patients Property Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Adult Guardianship Act, Child Family and Community Service Act.
• Ability to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning in complex client situations.
• Ability to work effectively with others including working effectively within a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team, and understanding the scope of practice of other health care disciplines.
• Ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in-depth knowledge of community resources and strong collaborative skills in working with other community agencies.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families, other members of the health care team and community agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict.
• Ability to facilitate group meetings, processes and decision making.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

 

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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