Click here as an internal applicant. Company :IWK Health Req ID: Department/Program: Urgent Care Clinic, Mental Health And Addictions Location:MHA Clinic (D2), Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100FTE) x 1position(s) Start Date: July 2025 Union Status:NSNU Nursing, Healthcare Bargaining Unit Compensation: 40.1798 : 56.0355 /hour Closing Date: July 09, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time) IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive. Promoting an anti:racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non:binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self:identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels. The Opportunity Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Social Worker will treat patients in the Urgent Care Clinic that have presented to the IWK Emergency Department in crisis but who did not require admission, but whose presentation was serious enough that the patient or family could not be fully stabilized within the brief time available during their emergency assessment. While presentation and symptoms will vary, those who will be seen in the Clinic will usually be individuals or families who have lost their ability to use effective problem:solving or coping skills , present as a significant but not imminent risk to themselves or others, or if not seen within a few days may decompensate further. The Social Worker utilizes brief, solution focused interventions to de:escalate and stabilize the crisis. The Social Worker will normally provide between 1 and 4 sessions and will transfer patients to other IWK MHAservices should ongoing treatment be necessary. Hours of Work 37.5 hours weekly (days with some evening work) Your Qualifications :Masters Degree in Social Work required. :Registered, or eligible to be registered with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (NSASW) required. :Minimum two (2) years post:masters experience in Mental Health Crisis requ