Oncology Social Worker

13800 Primary Childrens Hospital; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 74,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health’s Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks a social worker to address medical and clinical social work needs, perform psychosocial assessments, and participate in the interdisciplinary care plan.

The role collaborates with families, healthcare teams, and community resources, supporting discharge planning and transition coordination as needed. Requires a CSW/LCSW licensure and MSW with relevant healthcare経験.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current State Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW) or Certified Social Worker, (CSW).
• Computer skills (email, word processing, and spreadsheets).

Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes daily work by screening and assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
• Completes documentation as required.
• Performs social work consultation for patients and caregivers.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments.
• Provides supportive, crises, trauma support, bereavement support, and other social work interventions as necessary.
• Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies to ensure quality care.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Description

Utilizes social work expertise to address medical and clinical social work needs for a defined patient population. Performs psychosocial assessments and contributes to the interdisciplinary plan of care by developing and implementing a plan of care/treatment plan that provides extraordinary care for the patient while being sensitive to costs and resources. Works collaboratively with patients, patients' family/significant other, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and other involved parties. May also be accountable for the management of discharge/transition planning needs in some settings.

Job Essentials

• Organizes and prioritizes daily work by screening and assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
• Completes documentation as required.
• Performs social work consultation for patients and caregivers.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments.
• Provides supportive, crises, trauma support, bereavement support, and other social work interventions as necessary.
• Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies, as necessary, to ensure the patient receives quality care, without delays, and to identify and resolve delays and issues.
• Screens and conducts assessments when abuse, neglect, exploitation, or legal issues are suspected or identified.
• Consults with protective service agencies (i.e. DCFS; APS; Law enforcement) to ensure patient safety, appropriate and timely interventions, and a safe transition to the next level of care.
• Provides support and education to patients, families and staff members to facilitate in advance care planning (i.e. advance directives, referrals to palliative/supportive and/or hospice care).
• Serves as the mediator/broker between patients, families and the medical team, as needed.
• Consults with clinical, administrative, and support services to address and/or reduce quality, legal, and other concerns and promote patient and family-centered care.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation in the medical record, using knowledge of documentation standards for the department, to facilitate communication with team members.
• Documentation is done in compliance with all clinical guidelines and billing/reimbursement standards.
• May coordinate the discharge planning process from patient admission to departure.
• Screens patients and assesses transition planning needs.
• Contributes to the patient's interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Coordinates and refers to internal and external resources for needed services to facilitate a safe and timely transition to the next level of care.
• May supervise graduate students following guidelines and requirements established by their university and DOPL to provide an appropriate learning experience.
• May provide support and debriefing in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.
• May provide therapeutic modalities appropriate to the level of care.
• May maintain an active role in denial prevention; proactively intervenes with payers to prevent inpatient denials; communicates any necessary information to payers to help appeal existing denials.
• May ensure that productivity standards and expectations are met.
• Possibly be credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current State Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW) or Certified Social Worker, (CSW).
• Computer skills (email, word processing, and spreadsheets).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with in a healthcare setting.
• Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Walking, Standing.

Location

Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salary and Working Hours

Hourly range for this position: $35.60 - $54.93 per hour, based on experience. Scheduled weekly hours: 40. Full-time, Monday through Friday, Day shift.

Benefits

Benefits Eligible: Yes

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up‑front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

Diversity and Inclusion

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

About Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world‑class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

Other Duties

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Notice

All positions subject to close without notice.