Clinic-LCSW- Fulltime

Overview Texas Oncology is looking for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join our team!This full time position will support the Round Rock location. This is a full-time Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm position with no weekends, call, or major holidays.

Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 600+ providers in 220+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today—at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve “More breakthroughs. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.

Come join our team that is responsible for helping lead Texas Oncology in treating more patient diagnosed with cancer than any other provider in Texas. We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

What does the Clinical Social Worker do? Provides knowledge of agencies and organizations offering emotional, physical, social, and financial services to patients and families. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

If billing for these services, will document session notes and billing requirements in a timely fashion

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. Demonstrates knowledge specific to practical implications such as financial distress, changes in relationships/roles, custody planning, caregiver demands, advance care planning, psychological distress, and spiritual/existential distress.

Active member of the medical interdisciplinary team. Participates in and 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. If billing for advance care planning visits, will document notes and billing requirements in a timely fashion.

Considers social support, appropriate community resources, and coping mechanisms.

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.

Participates in quality improvement activities. May oversee the activities of staff providing coordination of Social Services.

review candidates, mentor, and proper documentation training.

May provide Clinical Supervision to MSWs working towards clinical licensure if necessary and deemed appropriate.

This includes physiological, psychological, and developmental differences unique to each group.

Qualifications The ideal candidate for the Clinical Social Worker will have the following background and experience:

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.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires exposure to communicable diseases, medical preparations, and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment. Requires frequent interaction with patients and families, physicians and clinic staff, and external agencies and organizations.

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