Health Care Social Worker (Masters) - Adult Outpatient - Mental Health & Addictions

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Req ID: 171895
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital  
Department: MHA WZ Adult Dawson
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 15-Jan-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

 

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

 

 

About the Opportunity

Are you looking for a fulfilling career in one of the most beautiful parts of the country?  The South Shore of Nova Scotia is known for its coastal beauty – miles of shoreline, amazing seafood, numerous lighthouses and warm welcomes.  We are looking for mental health and addiction professionals who are committed to evidence informed clinical care while working from a client centered and trauma informed model. We offer flexible work schedules and value ongoing professional development. We are committed to offering trainings and skill development in evidence-based treatment modalities to develop your practice in a wide variety of clinical skills, from generalist to more specialized interventions.   For more information, please call 902-543-1867 to set a time to connect with the manager or a lead for the teams. We look forward to speaking with you!

 

Reporting to the Manager, Adult Outpatient - Mental Health & Addictions, the Social Worker, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team,  is responsible for the delivery of time-limited, evidence based psycho-social  assessments and treatments to adults (19 years and older) with Tier-3 mental disorders. All services are provided within a Stepped Care framework and practice is guided by disorder based clinical care pathways.  Each clinician participates in a consultation group to ensure collegial support, accountability and effectiveness of assessments and treatments.

 

The Social Worker ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Master's degree of Social Work
• Registered or eligible to be registered with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW)
• Two (2) years clinical experience required working with an adult population providing time-limited, evidence based psycho-social assessments and treatments to adults (19 years and older) with Tier-3 mental disorders 
• Demonstrated skills in DSM formulation
• Demonstrated skills in applying time limited, evidence based psycho-social assessments and treatments for mental disorders to an adult (19 years and older) patient population, and commitment to same
• Demonstrated knowledge of Stepped Care principles, clinical care pathways, and outcomes monitoring, and commitment to same
• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical supervision, learning and professional development, and commitment to same
• Demonstrated skills in providing culturally informed non-judgmental patient and family center care, and commitment to same
• Experience in providing supervision to psychology residents, students, and peers
• Motivated with a strong customer service orientation building solid health care patients/partner relationships
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, problem solve and