Licensed Social Worker - LCSW - FT - Days - $10K Sign on Bonus - MCI

Memorial Healthcare•Pembroke Pines, FL

About The Position

The Oncology Social Worker serves as a compassionate advocate and integral member of the multidisciplinary cancer care team, providing comprehensive psychosocial support to patients and families throughout diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The role conducts psychosocial assessments, develops individualized care plans, and provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, grief and bereavement support, and education on coping strategies and treatment-related concerns. The Social Worker helps patients navigate healthcare services and connects them with financial, community, and other supportive resources. Responsibilities also include facilitating support groups and educational workshops, collaborating with medical professionals to address patient needs, maintaining accurate documentation, developing oncology-focused support programs, and training and supervising graduate social work interns. The position requires critical thinking, effective verbal and written communication, decisive judgment, minimal supervision, and the ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment while organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks. The role is primarily for office workers and is not eligible for shift differential. The work environment may involve exposure to biohazardous waste, biological hazards, blood or bodily fluids, communicable diseases, dust, hazardous medication, latex, domestic animals, moving mechanical parts, needles or sharp objects, potential physical assault, and wet or slippery surfaces.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work.
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in the State of Florida.
At least two years of post-MSW experience in a related field.
Previous experience working in a hospital setting.
Critical-thinking skills, effective verbal and written communication, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
Ability to learn and apply substantial technical and procedural information.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish; ability to communicate effectively in Spanish with patients and families is a plus.

Responsibilities

Designs and facilitates support groups and other programs.
Interviews and assesses patients, families, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
Performs comprehensive psychosocial assessments for applicable moderate- or high-risk patients to support care coordination and discharge planning.
Develops behavioral agreements with patients and/or families addressing adherence and commitment to treatment plans.
Assists patients with fundraising.
Leads complex family meetings.
Assists patients in understanding complex instructions, resolves conflicts, or facilitates conflict resolution.
Provides crisis intervention for patients and family members.
Attends interdisciplinary rounds and identifies appropriate financial, insurance, transportation, housing, healthcare, mental health, and spiritual resources.
Manages cases involving guardianship, abuse or neglect, ethical concerns, and legal involvement.
Documents clinical assessments and interventions.
May supervise and/or train new staff, students, and interns.
Consults and collaborates with multidisciplinary transplant providers.
Makes referrals to community agencies, including DCF, APS, SSA, CMS, and disease-specific resources.