Palliative Care Social Worker
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| Company: | Island Health |
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In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at VIHA; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Manager of Palliative and End of Life Care (P&EOLC), and as a member of the multidisciplinary P&EOLC team, the Palliative Care Social Worker provides consultation and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across the care continuum to achieve excellence in psychosocial palliative and end of life care. This will be accomplished through clinical consultation, practice support, education, assessments, counselling interventions and evaluating services for individuals and families. The Palliative Care Social Worker will provide leadership and initiative on psychosocial care through research, education, resource and program development, mentorship, education and advocacy. Records appropriate client information and collects required program statistics. Maintains knowledge of and contributes to current theory and practice in Palliative and End of Life Care. Travel may be a requirement of this position.
Transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of the Vancouver Island Health Authority in accordance with the service assignment and may require the use of a personal vehicle; and Valid BC Driver's License.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
Master's Degree in Social Work from an approved School of Social Work. Two (2) year's recent related experience in palliative care, or an equivalent combination of social work education, training and experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.
Skills And Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of counselling skills and clinical practice models as it relates to individuals, families and groups
Demonstrated specialized expert knowledge in the field of palliative care
Demonstrated ability to conduct social and psychosocial assessments
Ability to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team in care planning in complex client situations
Ability to work effectively with others including working effectively in a multicultural environment
Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team, and understanding the scope of practice of other health care disciplines
Ability to make effective referrals, reflecting in-depth knowledge of community resources and strong collaborative skills in working with other community agencies
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families, other members of the health care team, and community agencies
Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with conflict
Ability to facilitate group meetings, processes and decision making
Ability to operate related equipment included related computer software
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
Job Requirements:
https://jd.viha.ca/JD4192.pdf
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