Social Worker 2 - Head & Neck Oncology

"To Heal. To Teach. To Discover." At University Hospitals, these words represent more than just our mission; they encapsulate the opportunities available to the numerous world-class doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, and support staff who choose to join UH and make a difference.

The Social Worker II role within the UH Seidman Cancer Center offers a unique chance to become part of a dynamic, collaborative interdisciplinary team. This position adds value to patient care and significantly assists individuals with cancer.

We currently offer an opportunity for a full time, days Social Worker to support adult patients in Cleveland.

Joining our team comes with several benefits, including:

• Free parking for regular status caregivers
• Tuition reimbursement
• Full benefits and retirement
• Support for continuing education, career growth, and professional development

A Brief Overview

Collaborates with all members of the health care team, patient and family (or significant others) to coordinate timely and efficient assessment of psychosocial and discharge planning needs and formulation of patient and family centered discharge plans. Serves a resource to others in work-team and department.

What You Will Do

• Provides psychosocial assessment / intervention to assist patients/families (including clinically complex)       • Provides age specific care to patients/families in all age groups.
• Develops, documents and implements a comprehensive plan based on identified psychosocial needs and/ or discharge needs.       • Develops plans with attention to individual patient and family goals      • Provides linkage to community resources and UH network services to facilitate optimal care
• Communicates/collaborates with the work team using a multidisciplinary approach. 
• Provides guidance/ consultation to peers/team regarding routine psychosocial issues and /or discharge planning issues. 
• Provides supervision to social work interns if LISW eligible (completion of supervision hours).

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Education

• Master's Degree from an accredited school of Social Work (Required)

Work Experience

• Hospital/Health Agency experience. (Preferred)

Licenses And Certifications

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) (Required)
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) within 1 Year (Preferred)

Position Details and Preferred Qualifications

Post-Master’s experience is strongly preferred.  Medical Social Work experience is also preferred. This is an outpatient, Seidman Cancer Center position within the Head & Neck Clinic. It is a very high needs and complex clinic, which assists multiple providers and follows an average of 300 patients. The Social Worker will be providing supportive care to patients and families, referrals to community resources, and identifying and addressing barriers to oncology care, and will also be part of a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other team members as needed. The schedule is Monday-Friday.

Physical Demands

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly