Social Worker II - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

The Social Worker II

Status: Full time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday-Friday
Pay Range: $30.70 - $46.05

Job Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Additional Preferred Qualifications:
  • Clinical licensure (or provisional status)
  • Certification as an Accredited Case Manager
  • Social Work experience in a healthcare setting

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies patients who would benefit from Case Management interventions based on an initial screening assessment of needs.
• Affords psychosocial assessments in accordance with departmental and professional standards to identify emotional, social and environmental needs related to diagnosis, illnesses, treatment and life situations.
• Formulates, develops and implements a psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate social work modalities and interventions, which may include crisis intervention, individual and family therapies, and grief and bereavement counseling.
• Initiates appropriate internal and external referrals specific to individual patient needs.
• Maintains current knowledge of available federal, state, and local regulations.
• Advocates for unmet needs on behalf of patients.
• Maintains current knowledge and awareness of payer and reimbursement practices impacting the plan of care.
• Coordinates patient and family care conferences as needed.

Skills & Qualifications

• Demonstrates competence related to age and developmentally appropriate care
• Establishes positive work relationships
• Demonstrates ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple interruptions
• Embraces change in rapidly changing health care environment

About the Role

The Social Worker II at Brenner Children's Hospital will provide social work services and care coordination to patients and their families in the Pediatric Hematology & Oncology outpatient clinic. They will identify needed community services and refer patients in need to the appropriate services, collaborate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to affect positive patient and family outcomes and communicate with other hospital staff regarding psycho-social issues that impact health condition/status.

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.