LCSW Oncology Clinical Social Worker

Lawrenceville, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning state-of-the-art and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Oncology Clinical Social Worker provides a wide variety of psychological and social work interventions to centers patients families and significant others. These services have been developed to remove any psychosocial barriers which inhibit the treatment process. Provides support services to patients in order to meet the individual needs of the patients to coordinate treatment to assist the client with achieving the best possible functional level to maximize symptom self-management and to enhancing quality of life and recovery. Provides crisis intervention distress screening risk assessments and connect patients to community resources.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

Masters degree from an accredited program in Social Work Psychology Counseling or related mental health discipline with an emphasis on clinical experience.
Three years experience past Masters in the mental health field.
One year of experience working with oncology patients
Licensed as a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Must be CPR certified.

PREFERRED:

Prior clinical experience providing outpatient mental health or inpatient psychiatric services.
Specialized training in cancer care through continued education and on the job experience

Work Hours:

8a-4:30p

OverviewNorthside Hospital is award-winning state-of-the-art and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a ...