MSW Social Worker - Cancer Services - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - North Houston Campus

UnitedHealth Group • Spring, TX

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About The Position

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. This position provides psychosocial case management services for oncology patients. Services provided are generally crisis oriented, and are geared to assist patients make proper use of the health care system, while improving the outcome of care. The social worker functions as part of a multidisciplinary health care team with providers and other clinical staff at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. In addition, the social worker acts as a resource to physicians and staff, as well as a liaison for the patient. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

• Masters degree in social work from an accredited university
• Licensed by the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners
• 1+ years of experience in medical social work
• Computer literate
• Proven communication and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to work with all ages, socioeconomic and educational levels
• Valid Texas driver’s license

Nice To Haves

• For positions in Oncology experience
• For positions in Oncology, OSW-C
• EPIC experience

Responsibilities

• provides psychosocial case management services for oncology patients
• assist patients make proper use of the health care system, while improving the outcome of care
• functions as part of a multidisciplinary health care team with providers and other clinical staff at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
• acts as a resource to physicians and staff
• acts as a liaison for the patient

Benefits

• a comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees