Case Management Social Worker – Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology

About the role

As a Case Management Social Worker in our Pediatric Hematology & Oncology department, you will play a vital role in supporting children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders, as well as their families, throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the care and services of select patients.
• Intervene with patients who have complex psychosocial and discharge planning needs.
• Conduct detailed psychosocial assessments and coordinate with community resources and supportive counseling.
• Offer crisis interventions to patients and families with psychosocial needs and facilitate the transition of care for high-risk patients facing barriers to care.
• Manage all aspects of discharge planning for assigned patients in order to ensure a timely discharge and provide appropriate connection with post-discharge care providers.
• Work with families exhibiting complex family dynamics.
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team regarding the discharge planning status of all patients that are referred.
• Educate patients, families and physicians regarding post-acute options and address freedom of choice and financial concerns.
• Conduct initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment and interventions and make treatment recommendations to engage patients and families in adherence to the treatment plan by reducing or eliminating the social, psychological, financial, behavioral and regulatory barriers to successful medical outcomes.
• Serve as a resource person to provide counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.
• Advocate for patients and families by providing intervention in cases involving child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elderly abuse, institutional abuse and sexual assault.
• Advocate for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the health care system and community.
• Meet core social work competencies and adhere to regulations.
• Remain current with regulations which impact the care of patients and regulatory compliance.
• Promote individual, professional growth and development and meet mandatory and continuing education requirements.
• Serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource less experienced caregivers and represent the department on committees.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) or Master of Science in Social Administration (MSSA)
• Current state licensure as a Social Worker (LSW, LISW or LISW-S)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications

• Certification as a Case Manager within one year of eligibility from an approved professional organization
• Experience working with children and families
• Three years of experience in a healthcare system that includes exposure to and experience in pre- and post-acute care
• Care Management/ Hospital Social Work experience
• Knowledge of community resources
• Epic experience

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and /or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Benefits

• We offer the following choices to cover your health, dental and vision care as well as life insurance.
• Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care. Although the benefit designs of EHP and EHP Plus are identical, they differ in their provider network size, with EHP offering a narrow network and EHP Plus providing access to the wide Aetna Open Access Select network. Both plans include access to Cleveland Clinic providers. The health plan also offers Healthy Choice, a voluntary program where participants earn premium discounts for achieving wellness goals.
• Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available.
• Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children
• Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability begins after 90 days.

Pay Range

• Minimum Annual Salary: $57,510.00
• Maximum Annual Salary: $87,697.50