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The Social Worker II in Give Life Alberta is a highly specialized role that supports patients and families through the transplant process from referral and assessment to transplantation and lifelong post-transplant care. Our multidisciplinary team provides support to transplant recipients ensuring all transplant-related impacts are managed, and overall quality of life is improved. As a member of the Transplant Program at UAH - one of the largest and most established transplant programs in the country - you will contribute to a leading, innovative service that delivers high-quality, patient-centered care. This program is recognized nationally for its clinical expertise, research excellence, and commitment to advancing transplant medicine. In this role you will work collaboratively within a dynamic interdisciplinary environment to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment, counselling, education, and support to patients/families navigating the complex transplant journey. You will have the opportunity to build meaningful therapeutic relationships over time, engage in complex discharge/ care planning and advocate for equitable access to transplant services. This position offers a unique chance to practice at an advanced level of clinical social work within a program that continually strives for excellence and innovation. If you are passionate about making a life-changing impact on patients/families, this role provides a rewarding and highly specialized practice environment.
Description:
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.
Transition Company: Give Life Alberta Classification: Social Worker II Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Give Life Alberta Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 22-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $42.14 Maximum Salary: $56.02 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).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 2 years working as a Registered Social Worker. Strong professional judgement, initiative and effective time management skills are necessary. The candidate will have proven communication skills to work collaboratively and effectively with the health care team members, patients and their families in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with diverse and medically complex populations; experience working with pediatric patients and families; familiarity with SIPAT. Ability to manage complex situations and navigate community and healthcare systems. The ability to work with various computer programs is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Provide psychosocial assessment, counselling, education, and ongoing support to transplant patients and their families throughout the transplant journey. Coordinate care and discharge planning, manage complex situations, and advocate for equitable access to transplant services in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Social Work and active or eligible registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers are required. Applicants must have at least two years of experience as a Registered Social Worker, strong professional judgment, initiative, time management, and communication skills; experience with medically complex or pediatric populations and familiarity with SIPAT are preferred.
Skills
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Counselling
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Individual, Group, and Family Treatment
- Risk Screening
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Transition and Discharge Planning
- Patient and Family Support
- Clinical Social Work
- Professional Judgment
- Time Management
- Communication
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Complex Care Planning
- Community and Healthcare System Navigation
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Social Work
- Transplant Program
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Counselling
- Patient and Family Support
- Resource-Based Interventions
- Individual Treatment
- Group Treatment
- Family Treatment
- Risk Screening
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Transition Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Clinical Social Work
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Transplantation
- Medically Complex Populations
- Pediatric Patients
- SIPAT
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- Community Healthcare Systems
- Patient-Centered Care
