Social Worker, Emergency Department, Seniors Emergency Medicine (SEM - C)

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Job Description

Union:  Non-Union

Number of vacancies:  1

New or Replacement Position:  Replacement

Site: Toronto Western Hospital 

Department: Allied Health, Emergency Department, Seniors Emergency Medicine 

Reports to: Manager, Allied Health & Geriatrics

Salary Range: $43.47 to $54.34

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Shifts:  M-F 8:00am-4:00pm, with rotating weekends

Status:  Permanent Full Time

Closing Date:  June 25, 2026

Position Summary

The Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre aims to be a world leader in every domain of seniors’ emergency care through building an innovative physical space, designing a transformative model of clinical care, seamlessly integrating with community partners, and producing leading-edge research and education. Seniors are the fastest growing demographic in Canada and require increasingly complex interventions resulting in an urgent need to develop, test and disseminate novel and sustainable approaches that can better meet the needs of an ageing population. The Centre is the first of its kind in Canada and aims to address these challenges through generating and translating new knowledge in the field of seniors’ emergency medicine regionally and internationally.

The scope of SEM Centre encompasses the Toronto General ED, the Toronto Western ED and a future dedicated space for the Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre. Our aim is to ensure that all older adults can receive the same quality of care, regardless of site.

As an integral member of the interprofessional team, the Social Worker (RSW) provides services based on standards of quality and evidence-based practice. 

Duties

• Assessing patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans
• Implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the inter-professional team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behavior, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment
• Reassessing and modifying the intervention plan as required
• Liaising with appropriate community agencies
• Completing applications for Alternate Level of Care (ALC) facilities, establishing contact with members of the inter-professional team and community agencies to obtain, provide or exchange information relating to patients' psycho-social functioning and health care in the past, present and future
• Rendering services for the immediate benefit of the Hospital and the community
• Providing clinical teaching to Social Work Students, Medical Students, Professional Colleagues at University Health Network, Faculties of Social Work and in the community
• Performing activities required for the effective and efficient operation/maintenance of the Social Work professional group
• Contribute to quality improvement and development and implementation of a new model of care
• Provide social work subject matter expertise
• Work as part of a collaborative team that will include clinicians, quality improvement specialist, design specialist, data analyst, and more!

 

Qualifications

• Completion of a Masters Degree in Social Work (M.S.W) or equivalent 
• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Membership in the Ontario Association of Social Workers, preferred
• 2 - 3 years experience working with an interprofessional team in a health care setting, preferred
• Knowledge of policies, legislation, programs, issues related to social welfare institutions and services, the Health Care Consent Act, and Advance Care Planning
• Research experience /education, an asset
• Student education/supervision, an asset
• Knowledge of a second language, an asset

Additional Information

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.