Medical Social Worker- LCSW Pediatric Oncology
Full Time
New York
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides on-going comprehensive psychosocial assessment and counseling services to chronic disease patients and their families to promote their quality of life.
- Completes mental health evaluations and makes diagnosis and recommendations as appropriate.
- Completes biopsychosocial assessments to determine a patient’s appropriateness for medical interventions.
- Provides casework services including counseling and conferences with patients, families, and support networks; crisis intervention goal-directed counseling; and discharge planning.
- Provides outpatient therapy focused on education, emotional support, self-help, chronic illness, etc. Maintains a small outpatient caseload as needed by identification of patient needs.
- Provides mediation between patients, families, and staff.
- Facilitates community agency referrals.
- Collaborates with schools and employers to provide medical accommodations for patients and their family.
- Participates in interdisciplinary care planning and collaboration.
- Completes needs assessments and provides resources/ intervention as appropriate.
- Advocates on patients' behalf within the setting and with appropriate local, state and federal agencies and programs.
- Provides ongoing patient and family education throughout all phases of care. Participates in team review of patient status and makes recommendations based on patient's current psychosocial needs.
- Collaborates with other hospitals, and programs related to chronic illness or medical need in order to affirm best practice and maximize support.
- Maintains social work recording and statistics as applicable and participates in QI activities.
- Conducts annual patient satisfaction and quality of life surveys as directed.
- Completes transition to adult care as directed by and with the medical team.
- Provides travel, accommodations, and additional support to families traveling from outside of the area to obtain medical care.
- Engages in community/ hospital activities to promote chronic illness awareness.
- Participates in professional diagnosis specific social work organizations and in other community organizations/activities serving specialty patient population.
- Keeps abreast of research/literature/developments in disease management social work and attends appropriate continuing education institutes and conferences.
- Additional responsibilities within the hospital:
- Precepts and provides orientation support to new staff.
- Supports our intern program as well as taking on supervisee’s and residents once certified as a LCSW supervisor.
- Provides coverage to specialty medical clinic, inpatient, and crisis needs as per Hematology/Oncology Director.
- Completes billable mental health assessment, follow up, and ongoing care.
- Functions in an on-call capacity as needed for the Hematology/Oncology Division.
- LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- Current Virginia license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW).
- MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Social Work.
- Experience with implementing evidence-based treatments with children and families required.
- Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills necessary.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
- WORKING CONDITIONS
- Inpatient hospital with little exposure to dust, temperature and the like.
Location
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
Norfolk, VA 23507