Clinical Psychologist
Tennessee Oncology, one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists, is home to one of the leading clinical trial networks in the country. Established in 1976 in Nashville, our mission remains unchanged: to provide access to high-quality cancer care and the expertise of clinical research for all patients, at convenient locations within their community and close to their home. We are committed to advancing both the science of detection and targeted treatments, and to making these advances available to every patient.
About the role
The psychosocial oncology clinician assesses clients’ psychosocial functioning and needs, and provides resource coordination and outpatient counseling for individuals with cancer and their family members. Services are provided to clients at all stages of the cancer process including diagnosis, treatment, long-term survivorship, and end of life. The clinician works as part of a multidisciplinary team providing consultation, care coordination, and training to physicians, nurses, and staff.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based outpatient counseling to clients during or post-treatment for cancer, both in person and via telehealth.
- Provide psychosocial assessment and crisis management including screening for suicidality, abuse, and addiction.
- Connect clients with appropriate community support services.
- Develop and aid in the implementation of new treatment programs.
- Develop collaborative working relationships with referral sources and physicians to promote multidisciplinary care.
- Maintain daily documentation of professional services to meet all legal, ethical, and reporting requirements for Medicare and other insurance providers.
- Maintain confidential behavioral health records, respond to requests for records, and ensure confidential storage of client records.
- Participate in monthly peer supervision with the Psycho-oncology team.
- Represent Tennessee Oncology through community educational presentations at least twice per year.
- Assist in the identification, development, and provision of staff in-service training programs.
- Maintain current Tennessee licensure as a licensed psychologist or clinical social worker, meeting all continuing education requirements, functioning within all ethical guidelines, and complying with all state and federal laws including HIPAA.
Requirements
- Highly skilled and demonstrated ability in clinical assessment and treatment planning.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly skilled and demonstrated ability in conducting evidence-based counseling interventions.
- Knowledge, comfort, and ability in building rapport and serving clients from a multicultural perspective to include race, religion, gender, sexual preference, and a wide range of socio-economic classes.
- Demonstrated skills in consultation and the ability to work as part of an oncology treatment team including knowledge of and comfort with inpatient and outpatient medical environments, and knowledge of current oncology treatments, common medical and psychiatric medications, and physiology of the human body as necessary for the practice of psycho-oncology.
- Solid understanding of HIPAA and ethics in practice, and ability to apply both in complex circumstances.
Qualifications
- For psychologists: doctoral degree from an APA-accredited psychology training program and completion of an APA-accredited internship and/or fellowship, preferably in health psychology.
- For clinical social workers: master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.
- Fully licensed as a psychologist or clinical social worker in the state of Tennessee.
- Experience working with people who have cancer is preferred.