Hybrid Licensed Clinical Social Worker presso West cancer center

Summary: 

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides clinical social work services to low/high-risk patients/caregivers coping with the diagnosis of a life-threatening or chronic illness.  Social Work services to be provided include psychosocial assessment, counseling, information/referral/case management, crisis coverage, facilitation of patient and family groups, and grief care.

Education/Training & Experience:

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate and collaborate with all levels of employees, physicians, patients, and families.
• Strong computer and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize assigned tasks and the needs of the patients.
• Ability to work autonomously while completing assigned tasks and maintaining workflow needs.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Initiates contact with patients referred for psychosocial issues.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments of patients and families and develops plans to address needs.
• Provides direct interventions to patients and their family/caregivers including individual, family and/or group counseling and crisis intervention as needed.
• Identifies patient/caregiver strengths, coping skills and support resources.
• Facilitates connection to relevant community, governmental and/or national resources for patient and family/caregiver.
• Works in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare personnel in patient evaluation and treatment, to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying a patient’s health problems.
• Assists patient with adjustment to treatment, including but not limited to problems of depression, anxiety, denial, anger and noncompliance with medical regimen.
• Provides crisis intervention when appropriate.
• Promotes professional growth and development of oncology Social Work.
• Provides supervision to Social Work interns.
• Documents service provision, consultation and correspondence in the patient’s medical record.
• Respects the dignity and confidentiality of patients.
• Maintains a good attendance record.
• Maintains a professional attitude and appearance.
• Possesses good verbal and written communication skills that lend to a team-oriented work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Provided by this Position:

• This position will supervise the Social Work Interns.

Physical Demands/Conditions:

• Exposure to patient body fluids.
• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.
• Ability to read and write to communicate both orally and in writing with other individuals.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to stand, reach, bend, walk, twist and sit in one place throughout shift.
• Ability to use hands and feet together for repetitive, coordinated motions.
• Ability to use hands for gripping and squeezing as well as repetitive hand and wrist motion.
• Good hand-eye coordination.