Social Worker, General Internal Medicine

Are you driven by a desire to provide compassionate care during critical moments in patients' lives? As a Social Worker at Mount Sinai Hospital, you’ll be an integral part of our interdisciplinary team, offering psychosocial support that complements the medical care provided by our health care professionals. In this role, you’ll navigate a diverse range of cases, ensuring each patient and their family receive the guidance and resources they need. Your advocacy and resourcefulness will play a crucial role in connecting patients to community services and support systems, making a lasting impact on their recovery and overall well-being.

This role is focused on general internal medicine, where you'll be an integral member of an interdisciplinary health care team, working closely with medical professionals, particularly unit nurses, to address the complex needs of patients with chronic conditions. Your role is crucial in providing continuity of care for longer-stay patients, ensuring that their complex psychosocial needs are met throughout their hospital journey.

Is this you?

You are a compassionate and patient professional, driven to support patients and families during challenging times. In this role, you’ll provide a comforting presence, actively listening, and offering tailored support that addresses psychosocial needs. For example, you might guide a family through the stress of a difficult diagnosis, offering resources and emotional support that helps them cope and adapt with clarity and understanding. Your expertise in crisis intervention and brief therapeutic interventions allows you to provide immediate, effective support while respecting professional boundaries and the limits of your role

You are also a creative problem-solver, adept at multi-tasking and quickly assessing situations to implement appropriate interventions. This might involve addressing a patient's immediate needs during a crisis, such as helping a family find temporary support following an unexpected medical event. Your ability to think creatively ensures that patients receive the support they need in critical moments.

About The Department Of Social Work

Our team provides range of social work services including assessment, crisis intervention, counselling; bereavement counselling and comprehensive discharge planning with individuals and families. Our team is integral to Mount Sinai Hospital’s multidisciplinary approach, ensuring that each patient’s psychosocial needs are addressed alongside their medical care. We are skilled in navigating complex cases that often involve coordinating with multiple departments, and we take pride in developing tailored care plans that support patients through their entire hospital experience and transition back to the community.

In This Role You Will

• Provide a range of social work services including psychosocial assessments, care planning, comprehensive discharge planning and counselling with individuals and families
• Liaise with community agencies to ensure coordination of appropriate services for patients
• Advocate on behalf of patients and families
• Participate in professional development, teaching and research
• Support other areas of the social work department as needed

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• Currently registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Preferred

• Previous Social Work experience in a hospital setting
• Experience with discharge planning and service linkage
• Experience in identifying risk and understanding patient choice
• Experience working with older adults and their caregivers

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to lead teams in complex problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability in individual, group and family counselling
• Knowledge of community supports and resources
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated interest in education and research
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance record

If this sounds like you and you’re ready to build your career within social work, apply now and let us know why you would be a great addition to our team.

This is a Temporary contract for up to 8 months.

Job Type: Temporary Full Time

Hours (subject to change): 37.5 hours per week

Vacancy Type: New/Replacement Vacancy

Vacancies: 1

Employee Group: Non-Union