At St Joseph’s General Hospital, the Social Worker provides services to inpatients as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the development and implementation of plans pertaining to patient care, recovery and discharge.
If you would like to speak with the Social Worker during your admission, please ask a member of your care team to complete a referral.
Assessments
- Interviews with patients, family members, Secondary Decision Makers (SDM), Power of Attorney (POA), caregivers and community partners
- Consults with the multidisciplinary team and liaise with community agencies
- Identify barriers to discharge, individual needs and help navigate systems
Discharge Planning
- Links to programs, services, community resources
- Completes referrals as required throughout hospital admission to discharge
- Facilitation of family meetings/conferences
Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
- Inform patients, SDMs and POAs of ALC process, next steps, required documents and relevant copayment when applicable
- Complete appropriate referrals as required
- Assists with system navigation to obtain required documents, financial information and other required information
Advocacy
- Work with patients, family members, SDM, POA, caregivers, community partners and interdisciplinary team to access required supports and services
- Consults with community services to facilitate support
- Maintaining knowledge and dialogue regarding barriers or trends in community and possible impact to facilitating services
Education
- Advise patients, family members, SDM, POA and caregivers of available services, required assessments and referrals, relevant eligibility requirements, potential wait times for services, ALC process, system navigation and other resources or trends
- The Hospital
- Ambulatory Care
- Infusion Clinic
- Oncology
- Clinical Dietician
- Continuing Care Unit
- Diabetes Education Program
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Discharge Planning
- Emergency Department
- Finance
- General Surgery
- Hospice Suite
- Human Resources
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Laboratory
- Medical Records
- Medical Surgical
- Obstetrics
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Palliative Care
- Physiotherapy
- Social Work
- Spiritual and Religious Care
- Visiting Specialists
What is a Social Worker?
From individuals and families to organizations and communities, social workers collaborate with their clients to address challenges through a process of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.
Registered social workers have specialized university education and must participate in continued professional learning and skills development to fulfil the requirements of their professional regulatory body, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
Contact Information
Hours of operation:
Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Contact information:
(705) 848-7181 ext. 2340