About the role
Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
SOCIAL WORKER, M.S.W.I
Interprofessional Practice
Posting Number: 9819
Position Type: Permanent Full Time
Shift Type: Day, no weekends (subject to change)
Bi-Weekly Hours: 70 Hours
Union: OPSEU 595
Hourly Pay Rate: $44.22 - $57.35
Date Posted: April 15, 2026
Internal Closing Date: April 22, 2026
About Us
Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.
Job Summary
Utilizing clinical knowledge and skills, Social Workers develop collaborative relationships with aging patients and their families to promote patient-centered goals. In this role, the Social Worker will facilitate psychosocial assessments of the emotional, physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of patients working toward functional recovery goals and their families. As an integrated member of the interprofessional team, the Social Worker will provide discharge planning, referrals and resource navigation, advanced care planning and counseling to patients and their families, with a focus on ensuring successful transitions in care. The Social Worker will facilitate referrals to Ontario Health at Home Services, along with community resource navigation as required. The Social Worker in this position demonstrates a high degree of practice excellence, and functions as a clinical resource for the interprofessional team as well as the patient and family. This position reports directly to the Manager and Interprofessional Practice Chief for Social Work.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provides psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, discharge planning and counseling to patients and their families
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Provides support/consultation to other disciplines on the team re: psychosocial issues particularly related to complex patient/family situations and transitions to the community
-
Acts as the team expert on discharge planning and patient flow
-
Acts as the team liaison with Ontario Health at Home
-
Acts as a linkage and communication conduit between the family and the care team
-
Establishes community linkages and outreach with relevant agencies and other Baycrest programs and services
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Participates in teaching and other student supervision activities for health professional students assigned to this unit
Key Qualifications:
- Masters of Social Work degree
- Current and valid registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (‘OCSWSSW’)
- Experience in discharge planning and system navigation preferred
- Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
- Basic computer skills – Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel, RM&R preferred
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About Baycrest
Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health.
Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity.
An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.
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About the role
Baycrest Hospital
has an exciting opportunity for a
SOCIAL WORKER, M.S.W.I
Interprofessional Practice
Posting Number: 9819
Position Type: Permanent Full Time
Shift Type: Day, no weekends (subject to change)
Bi-Weekly Hours: 70 Hours
Union: OPSEU 595
Hourly Pay Rate: $44.22 - $57.35
Date Posted: April 15, 2026
Internal Closing Date: April 22, 2026
About Us
Baycrest Hospital and the Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged provide specialized geriatric care for older adults with complex medical, cognitive and dementia-related needs. As Canada’s only health system fully dedicated to aging and brain health, we bring together compassionate care, clinical excellence and leading expertise in dementia care, cognitive health and seniors’ wellness.
Our integrated continuum — spanning hospital care, long-term care and community-based seniors’ services — ensures every older adult benefits from evidence-based practice, geriatric medicine and a team deeply experienced in aging and brain-health care.
Job Summary
Utilizing clinical knowledge and skills, Social Workers develop collaborative relationships with aging patients and their families to promote patient-centered goals. In this role, the Social Worker will facilitate psychosocial assessments of the emotional, physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of patients working toward functional recovery goals and their families. As an integrated member of the interprofessional team, the Social Worker will provide discharge planning, referrals and resource navigation, advanced care planning and counseling to patients and their families, with a focus on ensuring successful transitions in care. The Social Worker will facilitate referrals to Ontario Health at Home Services, along with community resource navigation as required. The Social Worker in this position demonstrates a high degree of practice excellence, and functions as a clinical resource for the interprofessional team as well as the patient and family. This position reports directly to the Manager and Interprofessional Practice Chief for Social Work.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Provides psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, discharge planning and counseling to patients and their families
-
Provides support/consultation to other disciplines on the team re: psychosocial issues particularly related to complex patient/family situations and transitions to the community
-
Acts as the team expert on discharge planning and patient flow
-
Acts as the team liaison with Ontario Health at Home
-
Acts as a linkage and communication conduit between the family and the care team
-
Establishes community linkages and outreach with relevant agencies and other Baycrest programs and services
-
Participates in teaching and other student supervision activities for health professional students assigned to this unit
Key Qualifications:
- Masters of Social Work degree
- Current and valid registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (‘OCSWSSW’)
- Experience in discharge planning and system navigation preferred
- Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
- Basic computer skills – Meditech, Microsoft Word and Excel, RM&R preferred
Not the right fit? Search for SOCIAL WORKER M.S.W. jobs in Toronto, ON
About Baycrest
Headquartered on a 22-acre campus in Ontario and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Baycrest is the global leader in developing and providing innovations in aging and brain health.
Baycrest is unique in the world, combining a comprehensive system of care for aging patients, one of the world's top research institutes in cognitive neuroscience, dedicated centres focused on mitigating the impact of age-related illness and impairment, and unmatched global knowledge exchange and commercialization capacity.
An independent benchmarking study concluded that few institutions match the breadth and uniqueness of the integrated models of service delivery and the calibre of translational research at Baycrest.