Caseworker - Social Work

Collaborative Practice, Wellness, Patient and Family Centered Care, and Innovation. These pillars guide the development and delivery of service to all patients and families at SHC. The position is part of the Allied Health Departments Women’s Health team. The Women’s Health team provides services in the following areas: The current caseload is in the Early Pregnancy Assessment and Women’s Health Clinics. Under general supervision from the Assisted Living Alberta Assistant Manager & in consultation with the SW Clinical Practice Leader, the position will provide supportive counselling and bereavement support for patients/families experiencing a high risk pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or interruption of pregnancy. The role works within a full scope of practice to provide screening, assessment, intervention as well as involvement with quality improvement initiatives, research and evaluation. The applicant will engage in continuous professional development and education and be willing to undertake supervision and development of Social Work students. The applicant will be skilled at developing collaborative partnerships with community programs to help facilitate access to services for ongoing needs. As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides 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, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.

Assisted Living Alberta
Classification: Social Worker II
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Social Work
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days Off: As Per Rotation
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).
Basic Cardiac Life Support-Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP) through Heart & Stroke Foundation. A minimum of 5 years Social Worker experience. Demonstrated experience working in Women’s Health. In-depth knowledge and experience of Community Resources, Income Security Programs, Housing and support services. Demonstrated skills in assessment, intervention, system navigation and case management.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience working within Women’s Health and grief and loss in an outpatient setting within the last 2 years. Experience with and knowledge in risk assessment interventions, competencies in grief and loss, child welfare and domestic violence protocols.