Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) Texas Austin Area

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Position Summary

Under general supervision the Associate Social Worker provides remote generalist social work duties to include knowledge of and referrals to agencies and organizations offering emotional physical social and financial services to patients and families. This entry level team member works collaboratively with the Innovent team as well as the Texas Oncology team.

Location: Candidate must live in the Austin TX area.

Compensation: Target rate for this role is between $28 and $30/hour.

Top Requirements For Consideration

• LBSW: Degreed in Social Work

• Licensed in the state of Texas

• Living in the state of Texas

• Living in the greater Austin-area

Key Responsibilities

• Provides information & helps coordinate access to resources and services for patients families and/or caregivers making appropriate referrals as needed.

• Completes patient forms when necessary (i.e. patient disability forms indigent drug program etc.).

• May administer psychosocial needs assessments distress and depression screens to patients and families and then forward the assessments needing evaluation to the appropriate identified clinicians.

• Acts as a patient/family advocate in negotiating the health care system.

• Relays identified patient and family needs to medical team members.

• Documents all tasks in EMR accurately appropriately and timely.

• Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies health care organizations and other providers to promote a broad base of support for patients and families.

Minimum Requirement

Typically minimum 0-2 years of relevant experience. May have degree or equivalent.

Education

• Bachelors degree in social work from a school or program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

• Appropriate Texas state licensure required

Critical Skills

• 0-2 years social work experience in a healthcare setting oncology experience highly preferred

• Demonstrated knowledge of age-specific differences in the patient population that include late adolescence adulthood middle age and the elderly (includes physiological psychological and developmental differences unique to each group)

• Must be able to work remote and have dedicated space for workstation and highspeed internet in place

• Must have audio and camera capabilities for meeting with patients and families

Working Conditions

• Remote work from home

• Work schedule Mon Fri 40 hours/week

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