Social Worker - Oncology

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

The Social Worker provides oncology social work services at the Derald H. Ruttenberg Treatment Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, working with a variety of disease groups, including patients with solid tumor diagnoses such as genitourinary cancers and melanoma. The position supports patients from diagnosis through treatment and end-of-life care. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the social worker conducts psychosocial assessments throughout patients’ disease trajectories and provides clinical interventions to patients and caregivers. Services include psychosocial support and referrals to internal and community resources to enhance quality of life. The social worker develops familiarity with oncology-specific resources and maintains and develops additional oncology support programs.

Requirements

NYS LMSW or LCSW.
Skills in rapid psychosocial assessment and focused, short-term treatment.
Excellent clinical, communication, collaborative, and organizational skills.
One year in current position unless a float in Oncology.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing psychosocial services to patients with cancer.
Experience working with serious illness, grief, and bereavement.
Experience with or interest in group work.
Program development experience.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments throughout patients’ disease trajectories.
Provide clinical interventions and psychosocial support to patients and caregivers from diagnosis through end-of-life care.
Refer patients and caregivers to internal and community resources to enhance quality of life.
Develop familiarity with oncology-specific resources.
Maintain and develop oncology support programs.
Collaborate as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team.