medical social worker
- Duncan, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Target audience
Security and safety
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Master's degree
- or equivalent experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Public or community health centre
Tasks
- Interview client individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems to determine the types of services required
- Perform administrative tasks
- Provide counsel and therapy to help clients resolve social and personal problems
- Plan programs of assistance for clients
- Refer clients to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team of professionals working with a client group
- Develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
- Monitor and evaluate
- Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
- Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Membership in a provincial association of social workers
Target audience
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Children
- Developmentally delayed
- Elderly
- Females
- Males
- Minority group
- People with personal or social adjustment difficulty
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Psychiatric
- Social assistance recipient
- Abused adults
- Family
- People who require psychiatric care
- Research
- Clinical and diagnostic health
- Child welfare
- Health
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract
- Attention to detail
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Adaptability
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Pension plan
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Wellness program
More about this job
Responsibilities
Assess clients individually, in families, or in groups, provide counseling and therapy, and connect clients with financial, legal, housing, medical, and other support services. Develop and evaluate community prevention and intervention programs, coordinate primary patient care, and implement interdisciplinary care plans.
Requirements
A master's degree or equivalent experience and at least five years of experience are required. The role requires membership in a provincial association of social workers, a valid driver's licence, and criminal record and vulnerable sector checks.
Skills
- Client Assessment
- Counseling
- Therapy
- Social Work
- Care Planning
- Program Development
- Prevention and Intervention
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Case Referral
- Research
- Clinical and Diagnostic Health
- Child Welfare
- Communication
- Judgment
- Organization
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Paramedical Services Coverage
- Vision Care Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Pension Plan
- Maternity and Parental Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Program
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Social Services
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Medical Social Work
- Social Work
- Client Assessment
- Counseling
- Therapy
- Case Management
- Primary Patient Care
- Interdisciplinary Care
- Care Planning
- Community Health
- Public Health
- Prevention Programs
- Intervention Programs
- Child Welfare
- Clinical Health
- Diagnostic Health
- Research
- Provincial Social Workers Association
- Driver's Licence
- Criminal Record Check
- Vulnerable Sector Check