Oncology Social Worker

MultiCare Health System; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Spokane, WA is seeking a Social Worker Oncology Specialist dedicated to providing exemplary care for oncology patients. The role includes coordinating care, conducting psychosocial assessments, and collaborating with healthcare teams to enhance patient services and health outcomes. Candidates should have a Master's Degree in Social Work, relevant licensure, and experience in oncology care.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible schedules

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• Licensed as an LICSW or equivalent in Washington State.
• Recent oncology care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of care for oncology patients across the continuum.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to improve patient care.

Skills

Care coordination

Psychosocial assessments

Patient advocacy

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0 Shift: day Schedule: M-F

Position Summary

The Social Worker Oncology Specialist is responsible for exemplary care coordination of oncology patients across the continuum of care, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial interventions. This individual works with physicians, peers, community colleagues, and others to orchestrate care within the cancer centers and across the health care continuum, to identify opportunities to continually improve patient care and services, to improve health of the oncology population, and to achieve collaborative practices that exemplify MultiCare Health System’s commitment to patient centered care and community engagement.

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0 Shift: day Schedule: M-F

Position Summary

The Social Worker Oncology Specialist is responsible for exemplary care coordination of oncology patients across the continuum of care, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial interventions. This individual works with physicians, peers, community colleagues, and others to orchestrate care within the cancer centers and across the health care continuum, to identify opportunities to continually improve patient care and services, to improve health of the oncology population, and to achieve collaborative practices that exemplify MultiCare Health System’s commitment to patient centered care and community engagement.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent degree
• Licensed in the state of Washington as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) or Licensed Advanced Social Worker (LASW) or equivalent license
• Licensed Social Worker; Associate Advanced (LSWAA), or Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC); or commitment to obtain within 30 days of hire and the LICSW or LASW within 3 years
• Oncology Social Work Certification preferred
• Minimum five (5) years of recent oncology care and or relevant community/outpatient experience preferred
• Health industry knowledge preferred
• Healthcare financial assistance knowledge preferred
• Leadership experience a plus

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $73,869.00 - $106,292.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .

MultiCare’s roots in the Pacific Northwest go back to 1882, with the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital.

Over the years, we’ve grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.

MultiCare's comprehensive system of health includes more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty carelocations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon, as well as 13hospitals . We welcome patients from the entire Pacific Northwest region and our 20,000-plus team members — including employees, providers and volunteers — proudly care for the communities we serve.

Without a doubt, our organization has changed over the years. But what has never changed, throughout ourlong history , has been our dedication tothehealth and wellness of the people of the Pacific Northwest. Guided by our mission, vision and values, we are onacontinuous journey to deliver the services that our communities need, and to ensure access to those services, now and in the future.

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