Social Worker Degree

Position #: 195078

Expected Start Date: December 30, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Saskatoon City Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Geriatric Rehab Clinic - Social Work Rehab Services

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: June 30, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Social Worker - BSW $35.137 to $42.966

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Social Worker, BSW has responsibility for psychosocial assessment and intervention, complex discharge planning and supportive counseling for patients with sub-acute and chronic health conditions, relating specifically to rehabilitation and living with disability. The patient group is primarily adults with neurological diagnoses. The social worker offers a professional working relationship, including an understanding of the social work role, and SHA philosophy, objectives and policies. The social worker, BSW exercises a range of intervention skills related to number of theoretical models. The Rehab program involves services of a large interdisciplinary team of which social work is an integral member. Receives clinical supervision and administrative direction from the Manager and/or Senior Social Worker.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience:

• Experience in medical social work is an asset.

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Licenses

• Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Competencies

• Intermediate - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work within established policies and procedures
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships/partnerships
• Must be in good mental health in order to concentrate on direct client care
• Ability to manage crisis situations in clinical areas relevant to the position
• Knowledge of social worker ethics and standards of practice
• Knowledge of Indigenous culture
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Knowledge in medical terminology
• Ability to work in a high stress, fast paced work environment with complex cases
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility
• Ability to prioritize work
• Ability to tolerate intense emotions associated with illness, accidents, & trauma
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate with community agencies

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW)

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