Clinical Oncology Social Worker Social Worker
Clinical Oncology Social Worker Social Worker
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Job Description
Department Overview
The Oncology Clinical Social Worker (OCSW) is a mental/behavioral health clinician who operates as a coremember of a multidisciplinary oncology team. The OCSW offers social work intervention through directtreatment and/or coordination of needed services to patients and/or their families experiencing psychosocialadjustment difficulties associated with illness injury disability and related hospitalization. Interventions mayinclude: biopsychosocial assessment brief supportive counseling care coordination information/resourcereferrals crisis intervention and patient/support person(s) advocacy. The primary goal of the intervention is toassist patients in achieving maximum physical and psychosocial functioning using evidencebasedinterventions targeted at improving health and wellbeing for a variety of patients. The OCSW also providesmental health support for patients support person(s) as they navigate adjustment to the patients illnessadvanced care planning palliative care needs and other difficult decisions related to cancer diagnosis/carealso providing grief/bereavement support when appropriate.
The OCSW will participate in department and clinical team meetings. The OCSW will practice in accordancewith performance standards ethical principles and NASW/AOSW core values with a commitment to serviceexcellence. The OCSW may participate in or provide professional education programs within the agency andcommunity may provide supervision to social work interns and may provide social work consultation tocommunity agencies.
Patient and Family Services Department (PFS) is committed to providing an open and equitable recruitmentprocess with the goal of recognizing diverse work and lived experience that will contribute to responsivepatientcentered care and effective patient advocacy within the institution. PFS strives for a department thatreflects the diversity of the community served by the Knight Cancer Institute and welcomes applications fromcandidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives.
Function/Duties of Position
Patient Services
- Refers patient/support person(s) to resources within and outside of the hospital for assistance (i.e. financial housing transportation insuranceprescription assistance etc.
- Acts as an advocate for patients within the medical setting and the community
- Maintains knowledge of community resources for oncology patients
- May interact with the oncology social work specialist for assistance.
Psychosocial Assessment:
- Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/support person(s) to identify needs and areas of support including but not limited to:adjustment to cancer diagnosis care coordination mental health statusbarriers to treatment process substance use child or elderabuse/neglect intimate partner violence concerns financial concernsand resource needs.
- The OCSW may participate in treatment team meetings or care conferences as the behavioral health clinician to support treatmentplanning.
Supportive Counseling
- Provides brief shortterm evidencebased clinical behavioral health interventions to patients and/or their support person(s) in health care settings.
- Works to coordinate transition to longterm counseling support in the community for patients requiring longterm followup.
- Provides counseling to reinforce patients strengths and assist them in coping with a cancer diagnosis.
- Counsels patients to assist them in decisions related to treatment options and educates patients regarding anticipated social or emotional impacts oftreatment.
- May participate in urgent situations by providing crisis intervention services to patients and/or their support person(s).
- May also conduct group work including support group facilitation to patients caregivers and/or staff.
Documentation
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of patient careactivities in an efficient manner per department policies and workflows to ensurecontinuity of care.
Required Qualifications
- A Masters Social Work (MSW) required.
- Effective January 1 2011 Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.
- Health care experience preferred.
- Experience in behavioral/mental health counseling and application of brief shortterm therapy strategies.
Job Related KnowledgeSkills and Abilities(Competencies):
- Clinical behavioral health skills including mental health assessment acumen and shortterm counseling skills.
- Crisis Intervention skills
- Effective communication skills including conflict resolution and deescalation techniques.
- Critical thinking and problemsolving skills
- Demonstrated understanding of Trauma informed and patientcentered care.
- Ability to practice with minimal supervision using sound clinical judgement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of antioppressive practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed in Washington
- 2 years Oncology Social Work Experience
- Experience as a behavioral health clinician in a healthcare setting
- Bilingual/Second language proficiency
- Bicultural
- Experience working with diverse identity populations.
Additional Details
Routine office:Frequent interruptions in an environment of frequent change and fluctuationsMay be exposed to body fluids tissue possible radiation exposure and infectious processesSubject to computer work for several hours as neededAble to utilize office equipment within work area including computer smartphone and pager inclinic andremote.Comfortable working in a shared office environment.
For outpatient positions: Some opportunities for flexible remote work. Remote work at OHSU is a workarrangement under which an employee performs the duties and responsibilities of their position and otherauthorized activities from a nonOHSU location as part of their approved regular schedule. The OCSW isexpected to be inperson all but one day of the work week unless FTE is 0.5 or less which requires onsitepresence each day. Some specialty clinic positions may differ. The OCSW is expected to follow the termsoutlined in the department Telehealth work agreement and may be required to come to the hospital/clinic atshort notice on a remote day.
For CHO locations: Some travel may be required.
All are welcome
Employment Type
Full-Time
