Licensed Clinical Social Worker

City of Hope•Goodyear, AZ

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides comprehensive clinical and psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients with serious illness. The role works independently and with the multidisciplinary care team, including participating in family conferences when patients have complex psychosocial needs. The social worker consults with and educates staff on social work practice, palliative care, and end-of-life issues, and communicates patient-care concerns clearly to multidisciplinary staff. The position also collaborates with clinical staff on patient- and family-centered discharge planning and identifies psychosocial factors that may affect health status and decision-making. The position follows a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. City of Hope is an integrated cancer care, research, academic, and training organization with clinical locations in Southern California and cancer treatment centers and outpatient facilities in the Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix areas.

Requirements

Master of Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients with serious illness.
Work with multidisciplinary care teams and participate in family conferences, particularly for complex psychosocial needs.
Consult with and educate staff regarding social work practice, palliative care, and end-of-life issues.
Communicate patient-care concerns and end-of-life issues clearly, both verbally and in writing, to multidisciplinary staff.
Collaborate with clinical staff on patient- and family-centered discharge planning and identify high-risk psychosocial factors that affect health status or decision-making.
Maintain open communication with physicians, patients, families, healthcare team members, and external healthcare agencies to facilitate the plan of care.
Contact patients or families after discharge, as needed, to confirm the plan of care is proceeding smoothly and identify obstacles that may delay treatment.
Follow up with patients or caregivers, as needed, to monitor discharge-plan success and identify barriers.
Document interventions promptly in the electronic health record.
Address patient and family needs through counseling, education, community-resource linkage, and advocacy concerning care-plan decisions.
Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
Facilitate referrals to external providers, including home health care, durable medical equipment providers, skilled nursing facilities, acute rehabilitation, and hospice providers.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and efficient inpatient discharge.
Assess depression and anxiety in pre- and post-surgical patients according to the ASURE protocol.
Complete psychosocial assessments and discharge-planning screens for new inpatient admissions and referred intake patients.