Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Responsibilities

• Participates in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, for patients requiring emotional and psycho-social assistance.
• Assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral issues as appropriate.
• Demonstrates a strong knowledge of the psychosocial impact of cancer on the patient and family system throughout the continuum of cancer care, including at diagnosis, advanced cancer, end of life care, and survivorship.
• Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
• Provides therapeutic counseling to patients, family members, and caregivers as needed.
• Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
• Documents session notes and billing requirements in a timely fashion.
• Contributes to Value Based Care initiatives by participating in distress and depression screening follow-up, advance care planning and end-of-life conversations and transitions.
• Assists and supports patients and families with transition to and issues associated with Survivorship.
• Develops, maintains and facilitates support groups to enhance the quality of care and support to patients and their families.
• Coordinates support groups with local agencies and health care providers to prevent duplication of services and to better address the needs of the patient population.
• Provides education to clinic staff regarding skills and knowledge specific to the role of a clinical social worker in a medical practice; serves as a resource and expert to clinic staff and providers in managing patients with psychological needs, the impact of social and behavioral determinants on health care outcomes and in addressing issues such as compassion fatigue/satisfaction and secondary trauma amongst staff.
• Provides information about appropriate community resources to patients and families to assist them in accessing a wide variety of services.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies, health care organizations, and other providers to promote a broad base of support for patients and families.
• Acts as a patient/family advocate in negotiating the health care system. Helps to facilitate communication between patient/family and medical team.
• Documents all interventions in EMR accurately, appropriately and timely. If billing for services, will document notes and billing requirements in a timely fashion.
• Provides professional presentations to groups and organizations to facilitate public understanding of the psycho-social and psychological aspects of the cancer experience.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• May oversee the activities of staff providing coordination of Social Services.
• May provide Clinical Supervision to MSWs working towards clinical licensure if necessary and deemed appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific differences in the patient population that include late adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and the elderly. This includes physiological, psychological, and developmental differences unique to each group.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a school or program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Minimum three- to five-years’ experience preferred, working as a clinical social worker in a health care setting; oncology, palliative care and/or hospice experience desired.
• Valid and current Texas state master’s clinical-level license (i.e. LCSW).