Clinical Social Worker (BSW)-Ridge Meadows Hospital

Detailed Overview

Reporting clinically to the Professional Practice Chief, Social Work and administratively to the Manager, Health Services, provides social work services to improve the emotional and social consequences of a health condition for the client and family; promotes effective coping and adaptation to the problems brought on by illness; works towards optimal functioning, mastery of situations, maintenance of important social roles, functions and relationships, safe and timely discharges to home or other levels of care. Responsibilities Identifies and engages with eligible clients utilizing a variety of social work high risk screening and case-finding techniques. Conducts social and psychosocial assessment of patients and families and interprets the information using a variety of modalities in accordance with professional standards and clinical practice. Provides therapeutic counseling services to clients and families experiencing a variety of circumstance...