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Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your Social Work training and experience while making a real impact on the lives of Albertans? The Royal Alexandra Hospital is currently seeking a Social Worker II to join our team. Our state-of-the-art facility provides specialized treatment services to patients from Edmonton and across Northern Alberta. The Social Worker II will thrive within a supportive, interdisciplinary team dedicated to delivering safe, efficient, evidence-based, and patient and family-centered inpatient and outpatient care. The Social Worker II is responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients, as well as the development, implementation, and evaluation of treatment programs in accordance with professional practice standards. Our team of passionate health care professionals is committed to enhancing the quality of life of those affected by illness or injury by providing comprehensive support and care from diagnosis, through treatment, and back to community reintegration. You will be joining a progressive team of Allied Health professionals, including Social Workers, Social Work Assistants, Housing Support Workers, Transition Coordinators, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and more, who collaborate continuously to provide exceptional care and mentorship opportunities. The successful candidate may also be required to provide occasional coverage at the Northeast Community Health Centre.
As a Social Worker II, you will be a member of an inter-disciplinary team and provides a range of social work services to patients and their families. Your services may include: psychosocial assessment, resource-based interventions, individual, group and family treatment, risk screening, counselling, case management and coordination, transition or discharge planning, and prevention, promotion and public awareness activities.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
Classification: Social Worker II
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Medicine/Surgery
Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
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Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Multisite
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 21-SEP-2026
Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
Date Available: 01-OCT-2026
Temporary End Date: 09-JAN-2027
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $42.14
Maximum Salary: $56.02
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of bachelor's degree in Social Work. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW).
Recent work experience as a Social Worker (within the past three years) in a healthcare setting, preferably on a medicine or surgery unit. Equivalent experience will be considered, including experience working in non-hospital medical settings or on crisis-response teams. Strong skills in crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment, and complex planning. Demonstrated ability to make timely decisions and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proficiency in clinical documentation. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team. Knowledge of Edmonton-area community resources and referral pathways. Experience working with individuals facing houselessness, poverty, substance use, and mental health challenges. Demonstrated culturally safe and trauma-informed practice.
Strong proficiency using hospital electronic medical record systems (e.g., Connect Care).
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Provincial health authority for the Canadian province of Alberta.
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