Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Simms Mann Center

University of California; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California invites applicants for a Clinical Social Worker at the Simms Mann Center for Integrative Oncology. You will provide psychosocial care, navigate resources, and coordinate referrals for oncology patients and families. The role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team across UCLA Health locations.

The position emphasizes culturally responsive care, group work, and staff mentorship, with opportunities to contribute to program development and outreach initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have MSW and CA LCSW license.
• Experience with psychosocial and other rehab-related issues in cancer care.
• Ability to travel to UCLA Health locations.
• Knowledge of psychosocial distress screening instruments and needs assessment.
• Ability to deliver psychosocial interventions in medical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct psychosocial care including assessment, case management, counseling, and on-call service.
• Conduct therapeutic groups and participate in education activities.
• Help patients and families understand and navigate the healthcare system.
• Coordinate referrals for social, economic, and home health care services.
• Support program development and staff training across the Simms/Mann Center.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Group therapy

Counseling

Case management

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Job description

Description

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to supporting patients and families impacted by cancer. In this impactful role, you will serve as a Clinical Social Worker across both the Simms Mann Center for Integrative Oncology, providing direct psychosocial care, resource navigation, and culturally responsive case management. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team to address the complex needs of a diverse patient population, many of whom face social, financial, or logistical barriers to care. This position requires a compassionate, organized, and adaptable clinician to support patients throughout their oncology journey-from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship, including end-of-life care.

• Provide direct social work services including psychosocial assessment, case management, supportive counseling, and on-call service
• Conduct therapeutic support groups and participate in community education
• Assist patients and families in understanding and navigating the healthcare system
• Facilitate referrals and resources to social, psychological, economic, home health, and hospice services
• Contribute to Simms/Mann Center program development, outreach, and evaluation; staff lecture series
• Support and guide interns and volunteers in clinical practice

This position requires the ability to travel to multiple UCLA Health locations to see oncology patients.

Salary Range: $58.41-69.80 Hourly

Qualifications

Required

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Active Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California.
• Knowledge of psychosocial and other rehabilitation related problems that arise in individuals with cancer at all phases of their disease and treatments.
• Knowledge of the most common cancers (e.g. breast, colon, prostate, lung and gynecologic) and their treatments.
• Knowledge of psychosocial distress screening instruments. Ability to formulate assessments of psychosocial needs of individuals with cancer. Ability to put these skills to use.
• Skills and knowledge to deliver psychosocial interventions in a medical setting.
• Skills required to facilitate individual, group and family therapy interventions.
• Ability to identify referral sources and to provide referrals for economic, psychosocial and home health care programs.
• Skill in completing and entering patient notes, tracking forms and consultation notes at appropriate intervals into database.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities including seeing patients at multiple sites, under various conditions, without a specific office.
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and medical staff including physicians and nurses to function as a team member.
• Ability to convey warmth and caring in interpersonal interactions with patients and other members of the team.
• Ability to provide clinical knowledge to less experienced clinicians including developing didactic trainings, evaluating students, field instructor accreditation.
• Ability to travel to various UCLA Health locations as needed.

Preferred

• Experience and knowledge working with medical patients in outpatient and/or inpatient medical environments with some exposure to oncology.
• Knowledge of bereavement process.
• Ability to speak Spanish.