Social Worker MSW, Orthopedics/Neurosurgery (1.0 FTE, 1-year contract)

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

The Hospital for Sick Children is a leading tertiary pediatric center providing medical and mental health care to the most complex children and youth and their families. A dynamic clinical, education and research environment, SickKids is committed to excellence in integrated inter-professional care. It is a center of excellence in the delivery of innovative health care to the pediatric population.

Reporting to the Clinical Director, Social Work, this role will provide assessment and intervention supporting patients and families in Orthopedics and Neurosurgery. This is primarily and in patient role working with multi-disciplinary teams . This position will provide social work services to both patients and families. Through in-depth psychosocial assessments, the Social Worker identifies child and family strengths, problem-solving abilities, interactions, attitudes, feelings and cultural issues in relation to the baby's/child's illness. The Social Worker also identifies supports and resources available to the family.

Here's What You'll Get To Do:

• Develop and implement a plan of intervention which addresses coping, adaptation, treatment adherence and quality of life. This is achieved through a variety of modalities including counseling, consultation, case management, crisis intervention, community outreach and advocacy
• Support families in their adjustment to life changing acute and chronic illness
• Provide bereavement counselling around end of life issues
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team
• Integrate research into practice
• Provide education to other members of the team in terms of social work interventions that benefit patients and families
• Provide adjustment counselling around issues of postpartum depression/anxiety
• Support families through their baby's/child and adolescents' admission to improve coping and adjustment
• Support families coping with illness by assessing resource issues, secure resources related to the social determinants of health
• Work collaboratively with a dynamic team in a fast paced ever changing environment
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of practice including issues of productivity and utilization

Here's What You'll Need:

• Master's degree in Social Work, preferably with Paediatric hospital experience
• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Clinical experience with children and their families
• Experience with child protection and/or trauma assessment and treatment
• Well-developed family support skills
• Knowledge of the network of community services and resources
• Understanding of health care delivery systems and the practice of social work in a secondary setting
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of the inter-professional health care team and to take initiative and leadership when appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, time management skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated commitment to practice in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy of continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice
• Demonstrate commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion objectives

Employment Type:

• 1.0 FTE, 1-year contract with modified benefits
  

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

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