Social Worker 2 - Oncology: Mentor

University Hospitals Pain Management; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Tuition reimbursement

Full benefits and retirement

Professional development and education

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management in Mentor/Concord seeks a Social Worker II to support oncology patients in an outpatient cancer center. This full-time, dayshift role collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate timely psychosocial assessment and discharge planning.

The social worker will provide age-appropriate care, link patients to community resources, and support education and mentoring within the department.

Qualifications

• Collaborates with the health care team to assess psychosocial and discharge needs.
• Develops patient-centered discharge plans for oncology patients.
• Links patients and families to community resources and UH network services.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessment/intervention for patients and families.
• Delivers age-appropriate psychosocial care across all age groups.
• Develops and documents comprehensive plans based on identified needs.
• Creates plans aligned with patient and family goals.
• Facilitates connections to community resources and UH services.
• Collaborates with the care team using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Mentors staff and interns in psychosocial/ discharge planning issues.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Community resources liaison

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

\"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 2 role within the 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 an outpatient, Full Time, dayshift, Social Worker to support oncology patients in our outpatient cancer center in Mentor/Concord.

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 as a resource within the social work department and the hospital.

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; and serves as liaison to community agencies.
• Communicates/collaborates with the work team using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Provides guidance and serves as consultant to staff and other disciplines regarding complex psychosocial and/or discharge planning issues/barriers.
• Assists with recruitment, and orientation/mentoring/education of new staff and/or social work interns.

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.