Fraser Health·Burnaby, British Columbia
The Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments, identifies patient and family needs, and formulates comprehensive treatment plans within an interdisciplinary team. They also provide ongoing supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and facilitate access to community and rehabilitation resources.
The salary range for this position is CAD $44.85 - $56.02 / hour Job Summary
Join our collegial-spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby.
The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus.
Phase one is slated to open in spring 2025 and phase two in 2030.
Highlights of the two-phase redevelopment project include: Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces New acute care tower with 160 beds New medical imaging department New integrated BC Cancer Centre Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety of health care services.
Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate-level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and plastics specialties.
We are currently looking to fill a Relief Part-Time opportunity for a Social Worker (Acute Care) at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, BC.
Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including: Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year.
Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes Additional employee discounts and perks available *Eligibility based on employment status We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work.
We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.
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Under general supervision, and within an interdisciplinary environment, provides psychosocial assessments; identifies patient/family issues; formulates a treatment and sets goals/objectives for assigned clients.
Qualifications: Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an approved school of Social Work plus three (3) years' recent, related clinical experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers.
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do.
Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force.
We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.
Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an approved school and possess at least three years of recent, related clinical experience. Current full registration with the BC College of Social Workers is mandatory.
Market context
In British Columbia, behavioral-health roles often reflect ongoing demand in acute care, community mental health, and integrated service settings. These positions are competitive because employers typically look for current BC nursing registration, recent experience with acute mental illness, and comfort working on multidisciplinary teams. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly compare fit against the original posting, then tailor your application to show relevant mental-health and team-based experience.
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