Job Overview
The RSW II role encompasses a wide range of client focused duties, including financial support services, housing, disability applications, and senior services. The role also involves collaboration with internal and external teams and liaising with relevant communities, external services, and resources. The RSW II is also responsible for gathering accurate information to formulate realistic next steps and/or intervention goals for patients.

Duties

- Function as a case manager to engage, interview, and assess the aspects of health and well-being, intervene, and evaluate individuals and families in collaboration with family physicians and other multi-disciplinary team members
- Resource navigation – helping find and access appropriate programs, funding, or supports to meet the client’s unique needs
- Facilitates goal development with patients and works towards completion of identified goals
- Works with patients to build capacity to self-manage their circumstances
- Ensure that all relevant data and history is available and entered into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in accordance with practice standards and organizational policy
- Communicate with team members regarding patients’ concerns, needs, and progress as necessary
- Collaborates with community agencies as required
- Provide patient education and support programs through the collection and distribution of evidence-based research
- Provide patient/family advocacy and support
- Assist people to obtain available financial resources for their needs by linking patients to appropriate provincial/federal benefit programs and community services




- Initiate ongoing program development, evaluation, and quality improvement

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in social work (RSW II)
- Registration with Alberta College of Social Workers
- Demonstrated ability to empathize with and understand individual patient needs
- Ability to deal effectively with the difficult behaviors sometimes exhibited by people in distress
- Ability to assess and manage risk
- Ability to function cooperatively with physicians and clinic staff in a multidisciplinary setting
- Ability to build a positive working relationship with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals
- Effective teaching and facilitation skills
- Ability to make evidence-based decisions based on social work practice standards
- Ability to monitor best practices, develop new skills, and apply theory to practice
- High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
- Respect for privacy and confidentiality and the ability to reflect these principles in work processes
- High levels of integrity and professional behavior
- Able to work independently and demonstrates ability to be proactive in completing duties
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Disability Income Assistance (DIA) program, Employment Insurance (EI) program, social services, Seniors programs, and how to assist patients in accessing these programs as required
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for business use.

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Work Location: In person

📌 Registered Social Worker (RSW II) (Athabasca)
🏢 Aspen Primary Care Network
📍 Athabasca