Social Worker. CLSW (Survivorship Program)

About the role

Roswell Park Care Network is seeking a licensed Social Worker to work in person at the Northtowns/Breast Care locations, supporting patients and expanding the Survivorship Program. Remote work will be done as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services and programs to patients and caregivers using social work theory, principles, and methods, including strength‑based assessment, evaluation, formulation, and implementation of treatment plans addressing psychosocial aspects of illness.
• Educate patients and refer them to community resources; may provide clinical services and psychotherapy to resolve psychosocial dysfunction and remove barriers to disease management.
• Serve as a Navigator to ensure continuous quality care, connecting patients with community and clinical referrals, assisting with resource access, and coordinating with internal services, outreach programs, transportation, and regional health centers.
• Act as a resource for hospitals, screening facilities, health departments, physicians, volunteers, and graduate students regarding Roswell Park services.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments of mental, behavioral, emotional, addictive, and developmental disorders within a psychosocial framework; document diagnoses and assessments in the medical record.
• Develop and implement assessment‑based treatment plans and prioritized clinical interventions to enhance functioning and modify maladaptive behavior.
• Provide distress management, lethality assessment, crisis‑oriented brief psychotherapy, and liaison support for patients, families, and staff during extreme emotional distress.
• Deliver clinical counseling on psychosocial aspects of illness, disability, grief, and bereavement to individuals, families, and groups.
• Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team in formal and informal conferences, serving as a liaison between patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Document assessments, goals, plans, problems, and interventions in the medical record and prepare required written documentation, reports, and statistics.
• Assess personal, physical, cultural, and other needs impacting treatment adherence; help resolve scheduling, personal, and access challenges.
• Identify barriers to follow‑up, streamline appointments and paperwork, assist with forms, maintain communication with providers and caregivers, and provide culturally appropriate supportive care.
• Coordinate patient schedules, maintain accurate databases of patient activities, and ensure optimal patient‑provider communication.

Requirements

• New York State licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – required.
• Master’s degree in Social Work from a CSWE‑accredited program.
• Minimum of one (1) year full‑time experience in medical social work.
• Experience in bereavement counseling and/or work in a comprehensive cancer center – required.

Benefits

• Medical coverage – HighMark Blue Cross.
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) funded by Roswell Park Care Network.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Generous vacation and sick time off.

Pay

Salary range: $85,000 – $110,000 per year.

Schedule

Full‑time, Monday‑Friday.