Your Opportunity Located in N.E. Calgary, the Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is an acute care hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient services. The PLC has over 600 inpatient beds, including Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, Women’s Health and Critical Care. The PLC is the Vascular Centre for Southern Alberta, Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeast British Columbia. Under general supervision from the Social Work Manager, the successful candidate will be expected to provide Social Work services primarily to the Inpatient units and as needed to provide coverage support to Emergency Department, maternity/pediatrics units, critical care, and outpatient clinic areas at the PLC. These services are primarily clinical in nature, and include advanced level assessment and treatment (including, but not limited to psychosocial assessments, counselling, case management and discharge planning). This caseload may change based on operational needs. This position requires the ability to work independently in a fast-paced workplace and yet function as part of the interdisciplinary team. At all times the Social Worker ensures he/she is compliant with ACSW standards of practice.
Description As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provide a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include:
psychosocial assessment
resource-based interventions
individual, group and family treatment
risk screening
counselling
case management and coordination
transition or discharge planning
prevention, promotion and public awareness activities
Classification Classification: Social Worker II
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Social Work
Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.70
Posting End Date:



13-OCT-2026
Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 14
Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $42.14
Maximum Salary: $56.02
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work.
Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Additional Required Qualifications Relevant experience in an adult acute care setting in last 3 years.
Relevant experience in the Emergency Department in last 5 years.
Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with members of the interdisciplinary team, patients and families in a dynamic health care setting.
Demonstrated problem solving, critical thinking and conflict resolution skills.
Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload to keep pace in a busy multi-disciplinary patient care.
Recent experience in crisis intervention and working with patients/families facing chronic and/or life threatening illness required.
Experience and advanced skill in providing therapy to individuals and families.
Experience with Patient and Family Center Care (PFCC) and Complex Discharge Management.
Solution-focused and able to navigate difficult conversations.
Able to succeed through high levels of stress, fluctuating priorities, and time sensitive deadlines.
Able to tolerate long periods of sitting or standing, perform repetitive movements, lift and carry 10-15 lbs., and regularly walk distances up to 3 km per day.
Preferred Qualifications Connect Care training is an asset.

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📌 Social Worker II - Emergency Department (Alberta)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Alberta