Social Worker Oncology

Job Description:

Provides social services to patients in the care site and/or assigned unit.

Position Details:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

No holidays or weekends

LCSW required

Spanish speaking preferred

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Provides continuing care assessments and reassessments of cancer patients and their families to assist in development of their treatment and survivorship needs. Identifies psychosocial needs and access to appropriate services and resources.

2. Participates in oncology interdisciplinary rounds and multidisciplinary care planning. Communicates and collaborates with medical, interdisciplinary team staff, patient, family, and community agencies to provide continuity of care.

3. Provides community resources for psychosocial, financial, and educational needs of patient and family. Collaborates with outside agencies. Participates in community activities, community-wide inservices and training to promote psycho-social health.

4. Provides education and information on advance care planning and advanced directives. Serves as a resource in the areas of financial support, disability eligibility, worklace issues, transportation barriers, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, child and elder abuse, and housing resources.

5. Provides education on palliative and hospice care, and coordinates referrals when indicated.

6. Assists in the development, implementation and annual review of policies, procedures and protocols related to Oncology Social Work.

7. Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.

8. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Required: Master’s Degree in Social Work is required.

CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSE (*indicates primary source verification requirement)

Required: Valid LCSW licensed in the State you are practicing in.

Preferred: Oncology Certification is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Preferred: One (1) year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required

Location:

St Josephs Oncology Center

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.  

$39.16 - $60.42

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

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