Ambulatory Oncology Social Worker

Full-time, benefits-eligible position (40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, day shift).

About the Role

Provide psychosocial support, care coordination, and discharge planning services to patients and families. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address social, emotional, and environmental factors that impact patient care and outcomes.

Provide social work services, complex discharge planning, and care coordination to patients and their families. Identify needed community services and refer patients in need to the appropriate services. Collaborate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to affect positive patient and family outcomes. Communicate with other hospital staff regarding psycho-social issues that impact health condition/status.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' psychosocial and discharge planning needs.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment and care plans.
• Provide crisis intervention, counseling, and family support.
• Coordinate internal and external referrals and community resources.
• Advocate for patients and families to address barriers to care.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team on discharge planning and transitions of care.
• Coordinate care conferences as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of regulations, payer requirements, and reimbursement practices.
• Document assessments, interventions, and care coordination activities in the EMR.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical licensure or provisional licensure
• Accredited Case Manager Certification (ACM-SW)
• Healthcare social work experience

Skills & Competencies

• Strong assessment, communication, and counseling skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment
• Strong collaboration and conflict-resolution skills
• Knowledge of discharge planning, community resources, and care coordination
• Commitment to providing age-appropriate, patient-centered care

Work Environment

• Healthcare and office setting
• Exposure to clinical environments and patient care activities
• Moderate noise levels and occasional high-stress situations

Pay

Pay range: $30.70 - $46.05 per hour

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including:

• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.).

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.