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• Strongly advocates for child protection
  and safeguarding.
• Carries out psychosocial assessments, case
  management, education and ongoing evaluation of patients and families.
• Completes comprehensive psychosocial
  assessments within the shortest possible time and develops an intervention
  plan together with the client.
• Maintains an appropriate clinical record,
  completing documentation effectively.
• A written plan of care to provide
  information and direction to other interdisciplinary team members
  regarding the provision of social work services.
• Takes part in the team decision to admit
  and/or discharge patients for rehabilitation services.
• Assists with discharge planning by
  coordinating and ensuring that the plan is followed.
• Provides social work expertise regarding
  changes to the patient’s level of care.
• Documents all findings, needs, problems,
  measurable goals, plans, interventions, and patient responses in the
  clinical record.
• Communicates plans and changes to the
  physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team through the care
  plan, coordination notes, and participation in case meetings.
• Provides casework/evaluation and service
  management of patients requiring information about, or monitoring of:
  Family Relationships, Meaning of illness to the patient and his/her
  family, Cultural and spiritual attitudes in relationship to illness and
  Long Term Care Planning
• Monitors safety of patient environment,
  including following reporting policy regarding possible abuse/neglect and
  suicide, ability of patient and family to adjust to the care of the
  patient in the home; and, the financial impact of patient’s illness upon
  the family.
• Demonstrates teamwork and effective
  communication to accomplish patient, team and CoRSU goals.
• Shares areas of expertise and initiates
  interdisciplinary referrals including community outreach regarding
  rehabilitation care issues.
• Educates team members and patient’s
  families about community resources and how to access them appropriately
• Actively participates in training and
  in-service education and leads training modules relating to Social Work
  roles in the rehabilitation process.
• Offers support in the development,
  implementation, and evaluation of the ongoing quality improvement process.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to
  deal with admissions, deaths and crises management.
• Performs other activities as assigned.
• Consistently promotes company’s core
  values, mission and vision.

• The ideal candidate for the CORSU
  Volunteer Social Worker should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Prior volunteer experience preferred in a
  rehabilitation setting of people with disability will be of an added
  advantage.
• Healthcare/hospice or volunteer
  administration experience preferred.
• Sensitivity to the impact of life and
  psychosocial/medical issues faced by individuals with disabilities; should
  be emotionally strong, tact in dealing with patients and their families;
  ability to support others at a time of crisis.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility by
  performing a variety of tasks, often changing from one to another of a different
  nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Communicate effectively and assertively
  with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Responsible functioning in the work place,
  maturity, cooperation, flexibility, tact in dealing with co-workers and
  all members of the hospital team.
• Maintains high standards of integrity and
  business ethics.
• Abides by company rules, policies and
  procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Conducts self in an honest, ethical
  manner.

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