Temporary Full-Time Assignment for approximately 5 months.

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.

In this role, you will be a key support for patients in our Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Gastroenterology/ Surgical Oncology /General Medicine Units.

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, crisis interventions, 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

Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

• Master's Degree in Social Work

• Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Preferred

• Previous Social Work experience in a hospital setting

• Experience with consent and capacity

• Prior social work experience with individuals with chronic illnesses an asset

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong active listening skills and ability to demonstrate empathy while remaining professional and respectful
• Excellent communication, counselling and teaching skills
• Experience establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with diverse interdisciplinary teams including patients and their families and external partners
• Works well with diverse populations
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to organize workload, set priorities and respond effectively to competing demands
• Self-motivated, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Open to flexible hours with some evening work

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.