Salary Range

The salary range for this position is CAD $50.19 - $62.69 / hour

Detailed Overview

In accordance with the BC College of Social Workers standards of practice, Fraser Health's vision, mission and values, and the strategic plan of Fraser Health and Advance Care Planning the Clinical Resource Social Worker serves as a Social Work clinical resource by developing supportive systems, extending partnership networks, and supporting the integration and sustainability of Advance Care Planning (ACP) across all disciplines and care settings. Engages and educates social workers, other healthcare professionals and health care teams and the public; ensures alignment with provincial legislation and evidence-based practice. Facilitates improvement of ACP conversations and system processes through education, evaluation, research and consultation. Liaises with internal and external partnership networks, ensuring continuous integration and sustainability in acute, community, and primary care processes. This job is expected to work at multiple locations across Fraser Health and/or contracted sites.

Responsibilities

- Serves as a Social Work clinical resource in implementing and maintaining system-wide comprehensive Advance Care Planning (ACP) processes to ensure integration and sustainability in acute, community, and primary care (FH wide).
- Develops tools to enhance the exchange of information among staff and collaborates with clinical leaders and health care team members.
- Develops, monitors and evaluates supportive systems for ACP, utilizing an inclusive collaborative multi-sector and interdisciplinary approach. Supports and promotes evidence-based practice that engages leaders, health care providers and the general public.
- Determines education priorities that meet learner needs for the program health professionals and the public; completes learning needs assessments of individuals or groups to assist in the determination of the educational requirements and their objectives.
- Develops, plans and revises educational programs, including online learning, based on clinical evidence, policy (e.g. clinical decision support tools), literature and resources, and education theory.




- Creates supportive learning environments for health professionals and the public; utilizes education theory and builds strong professional relationships with learners. Ensures educational resources and opportunities are readily available.
- Delivers education and information sessions to various health professionals, health care team members, clients/caregivers and the public through methods such as teaching, coaching, facilitating groups, providing lectures, and conducting formal presentations, including both in person and virtual formats; ensures education supports cultural sensitivity and diversity.
- Develops, monitors and evaluates standardized ACP processes within all settings of care FH-wide; develops key indicators and utilizes data to inform system change; maintains statistics for reporting purposes.
- Evaluates education effectiveness by measuring the outcomes of program/system implementation including ACP, Responsible Illness and Shared Goals of Care conversations, and standardized documentation of these conversations; determines whether ACP program/system objectives have been achieved, and assesses whether learning results in demonstrated change.
- Provides consultative support to health care providers by methods such as acting as a resource and providing support regarding consent complexity.
- Serves as an advocate for the rights of patients/clients in making health care treatment decisions; ensures the goals and objectives of ACP are implemented and reflected in clinical processes.
- Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by methods such as evaluating effect of changes in practice, and generating recommendations for alternative approaches.
- Participates in research and special projects; promotes staff and patient awareness and involvement in research activities.




- Participates on a variety of designated professional or operational committees; liaises and contributes with local, provincial, national and international partners to promote global consistency.
- Participates in the review, development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-informed clinical decisions support tools/policies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.

Three (3) years' recent related clinical experience in a health care environment, including one (1) year in a teaching or supervisory role and ability to teach, facilitate and conduct education and information sessions, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Comprehensive knowledge of legislation that impacts Advance Care Planning and the interaction between various acts and regulations.

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

Skills and Abilities

- Clinical proficiency/expertise in social work standards and practice.
- Ability to engage in a systems approach, and promote and monitor work flow recommendations.
- Ability to advise health care teams on complex consent situations including when to involve other organizational supports.
- Ability to coordinate, develop and deliver education programs that meet objectives and that promote best practice.
- Ability to facilitate education based on changing practices and/or changing legislation, e.g. service delivery model changes.
- Demonstrated understanding of the scope of practice of other disciplines.
- Ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in preparing training and programs.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to problem solve and effectively deal with conflict situations.
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment.
- Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications and including virtual software such as Zoom and MS Teams.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

📌 Clinical Resource Social Worker, Advance Care Planning (Abbotsford)
🏢 Fraser Health
📍 Abbotsford