Oncology Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About The Position
CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians. As our Oncology Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges. Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources. You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being. To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment. He/She provides clinical counseling to patients and families and conducts support groups. He/She provides coordination and delivery of psychosocial services to patients and families throughout the cancer continuum, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, end of life and bereavement. He/She provides psychosocial services designed to foster coping, support optimal functioning and maximize the patient’s utilization of available resources. The Clinical Social Worker serves as an integral part of the Support Services Team, linking the patient with resources necessary to meet complex needs related to cancer care. The Clinical Social Worker assists patients and their families in accessing financial, pharmaceutical and transportation assistance programs. The Clinical Social Worker collaborates with the Support Services Team in expanding holistic services, including integrative approaches to cancer care.
Requirements
- Bachelors Of Science Social Work
- Two years social work experience, upon hire
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker: TN, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Two years oncology experience
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments
- Develop care plans
- Provide counseling and crisis intervention
- Connect clients to resources
- Advocate for clients
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
- Provide clinical counseling to patients and families
- Conduct support groups
- Provide coordination and delivery of psychosocial services to patients and families throughout the cancer continuum, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, end of life and bereavement
- Provide psychosocial services designed to foster coping, support optimal functioning and maximize the patient’s utilization of available resources
- Serve as an integral part of the Support Services Team, linking the patient with resources necessary to meet complex needs related to cancer care
- Assist patients and their families in accessing financial, pharmaceutical and transportation assistance programs
- Collaborate with the Support Services Team in expanding holistic services, including integrative approaches to cancer care
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
