Social Worker - Oncology

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Social Work Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network, offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the needs of diverse populations. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services is one of the oldest in the nation, employing over 450 licensed social workers across more than 65 program/service areas. Employment offers a pathway to LCSW licensure, continuing education, and professional development opportunities. The Social Worker, under general supervision, assists patients and their families in understanding illness and disabilities and resolving personal, financial, and environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Specific duties may vary by area assigned. The Social Worker develops collaborative relationships with other disciplines to assure effective patient care and demonstrates competency for specific patient populations after appropriate training.

Requirements

Master's degree in social work from an accredited institution.
Knowledge of social work services theories and techniques.
Six months to one year related experience in a medical or health care setting.
Knowledge of social work process and community resources and agencies in relation to health, illness and disability.

Responsibilities

Engage patients/care partners to assess and evaluate psychosocial needs for discharge planning and/or care management and/or other services.
Engage patients/care partners for adjustment to health issues and evaluate coping strategies.
Formulate interventions, discharge and/or comprehensive care plan that address identified needs.
Provide clinical support to achieve mutually identified goals, in accordance with social work practice standards.
Connect patients/care partners with appropriate community resources.
Assess patterns of need within population(s) and work collaboratively to address them.
Engage providers/interdisciplinary team around patient/care partner treatment concerns and provision of services.
Collaborate with other internal departments and external community-based organizations and providers, as needed.
Document patient encounters and program activities accurately, with appropriate detail, in a timely manner, following department and program specific requirements.
Participate actively in supervision to assess and improve professional/clinical competence and actively seek professional development opportunities.
Pursue professional development delineated by department Clinical Career Ladder.
Obtain licensure consistent with New York State Office of the Professions criteria and departmental expectations.
Performs other related duties.