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- Current Certificate of Registration as a Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work or Baccalaureate degree in Social Work with 3-5 years experience working in an acute medicine setting
- Recent 3 to 5 years of demonstrated expertise and competence in assessment of social determinants of health and development of interventions to assist patients impacted by determinants of health
- Recent 3 to 5 years demonstrated expertise and competence working with seniors who are frail and/or palliative and their families
- Excellent interpersonal skills; including excellent oral and written communication skills, teamwork, consultation and teaching skills
- Excellent skills in conflict resolution, organization, time management and problem solving
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team and with patients and families
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, complex workplace
- Experience in providing crisis and bereavement counseling
- Knowledge of relevant legislation governing health care delivery, including Health Care Consent Act, Public Hospitals Act, Substitute Decisions Act, etc. and of capacity issues
- Demonstrated knowledge of child and family health and community support services
- Demonstrated skills in the performance of a therapeutic role, including solid assessment, counseling, case management, crisis intervention and advocacy skills
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and to supporting learning of students

Reporting to the Integrated Manager of Transitions, Hamilton General Hospital, the Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans that include counseling, education and patient and family interventions.

The Social

Worker will work collaboratively with hospital team members, primary care,



home care and other community providers to support patient centered care including seamless and timely transitions between hospital and community. Organizing and leading meetings with the multidisciplinary team to develop holistic care plans for patients with complex health and social needs will be a key responsibility of the Social Worker.

The Community and Population Health Services portfolio supports the advancement of integrated health and social services in hospital and into the community. The Program is responsible for the development and advancement of innovative partnerships with peer, community, academic partners and provides expert leadership in the area of pre- and post-acute care transitions.

The Community and Population Health Services portfolio is accountable for HHS' Population Health, Bundled Care and Alternate Level of Care strategies. The portfolio provides system-wide support through the Site Administrative Managers, Transitional Care & Discharge Specialists, ALC Navigators, Centralized Care and Transition Team, Hospital to Home, Hamilton and Niagara North West Sub-Region Health Links, Integrated Comprehensive Care Program, and In-patient Medical Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Teams. The McMaster Family Health Team (McMaster Family Practice, Stonechurch Family Health Centre and Canadian Blood Services) and Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) are aligned to the portfolio.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values,



and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at (phone hidden), Ext. 46947 for assistance.

If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement

Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement

Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement

Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement

Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement

📌 Social Worker MSW (Ontario)
🏢 Hamilton Health Sciences
📍 Ontario