Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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

• Providing evidence-based outpatient counseling to clients during or post-treatment for cancer, both in person and via telehealth.
• Providing psychosocial assessment and crisis management including screening for suicidality, abuse, and addiction.
• Connecting clients with appropriate community support services.
• Developing and aiding in the implementation of new treatment programs.
• Developing collaborative working relationships with referral sources and physicians to promote multidisciplinary care.
• Maintaining daily documentation of professional services to meet all legal, ethical, and reporting requirements for Medicare and other insurance providers.
• Maintaining confidential behavioral health records, responding to requests for records, and ensuring confidential storage of client records.
• Participating in monthly peer supervision with the Psycho-oncology team.
• Representing Tennessee Oncology through community educational presentations at least twice per year.
• Assisting in the identification, development, and provision of staff in-service training programs.
• Maintaining 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.

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.

Skills

• 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 multi-cultural 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.
• 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.

Physical Requirements

The role involves the following physical activities:

• Standing, walking, and sitting frequently.
• Fingering or manual dexterity and repetitive finger motion regularly.
• Lifting or exerting force up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Reaching or stretching, climbing or balancing, and crouching or stooping occasionally.
• Speaking, hearing, and seeing (with correction) regularly.