Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Tennessee Oncology•Hendersonville, TN

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Tennessee Oncology, a leading cancer care specialist, is seeking a psychosocial oncology clinician. This role involves assessing clients' psychosocial functioning and needs, providing resource coordination, and offering outpatient counseling to individuals with cancer and their families throughout all stages of their cancer journey. The clinician will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, offering consultation, care coordination, and training to physicians, nurses, and staff. Services can be provided in person and via telehealth.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.
Fully licensed as a clinical social worker in the state of Tennessee.
Highly skilled and demonstrated ability in clinical assessment and treatment planning.
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
Highly skilled and demonstrated ability in conducting evidence-based counseling interventions.
Knowledge, comfort, and ability in building rapport and serving clients from a multi-cultural perspective to include race, religion, gender, sexual preference, and a wide range of socio-economic classes.
Demonstrated skills in consultation and the ability to work as part of an oncology treatment team including knowledge of and comfort with inpatient and outpatient medical environments, and knowledge of current oncology treatments, common medical and psychiatric medications, and physiology of the human body as necessary for the practice of psycho-oncology.
Solid understanding of HIPAA and ethics in practice, and ability to apply both in complex circumstances.
Meeting all continuing education requirements.
Functioning within all ethical guidelines.
Complying with all state and federal laws including HIPAA.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with people who have cancer is preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing evidence-based outpatient counseling to clients during or post-treatment for cancer, both in person and via telehealth.
Providing psychosocial assessment and crisis management including screening for suicidality, abuse, and addiction.
Connecting clients with appropriate community support services.
Developing and aiding in the implementation of new treatment programs.
Developing collaborative working relationships with referral sources and physicians to promote multidisciplinary care.
Maintaining daily documentation of professional services to meet all legal, ethical, and reporting requirements for Medicare and other insurance providers.
Maintaining confidential behavioral health records, responding to requests for records, and ensuring confidential storage of client records.
Participating in monthly peer supervision with the Psycho-oncology team.
Representing Tennessee Oncology through community educational presentations at least twice per year.
Assisting in the identification, development, and provision of staff in-service training programs.
Maintaining current Tennessee licensure as a licensed psychologist or clinical social worker, meeting all continuing education requirements, functioning within all ethical guidelines, and complying with all state and federal laws including HIPAA.