Social Worker - Oncology

Responsible

• Interviews patient and family members to obtain information about home environment, family systems, health history, and patient’s personality traits.
• Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, financial counseling and plan a pertinent therapy program that will provide maximum benefits and safety for each patient.
• Aids patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations with emphasis on assisting patient to be medically compliant with care plan.
• Performs a variety of services such as advising on social problems, arranging for discharge or post-operative care at home, assisting patients/families needing placement into assisted living or nursing homes, arranges for transportation to appointments and treatments, and works to alleviate anxiety and fears of patients and family members.
• Conducts supportive visits by interviewing patients and their family members to obtain information regarding their response to their diagnosis including evaluation of strengths, coping skills, supports, characteristics of family, health history and personality traits.
• Prepares and maintains patient documentation in EMR.
• Maintains department policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance program, safety, infection and environmental control.
• Assists with data collection, analysis and reporting as required by the hospital, administrative council, care teams, JCAHO, and other agencies.
• Conducts individual, marital, family and group therapies as necessary.
• Coordinate care conferences as needed.
• Serves as the social work representative in multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care.
• Utilizes research findings to improve outcomes and support, and provide quality of life for patients and their families.
• Works collaboratively with Case Management in providing coordinated services, which facilitates continuity of care for our patients.
• Works with emotional problems including but not limited to assisting patients, residents and families with anxieties and stress caused by illness, admission to hospital/nursing home, crisis situations, difficulties in coping with physical disabilities, fears related to helplessness and death, the need for nursing home/assisted living/specialized care, and providing educational materials.

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work from an accredited program
• Active license in the state of practice
• Required to work the hours specified
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
• Effective communication skills

Skills

• Counseling individuals and groups
• Assessment and planning
• Discharge planning
• Referral coordination
• Therapeutic interventions
• Data management
• Team collaboration
• Research utilization

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Hands-on training and mentorship