Social Worker, Cancer Center - Full Time

Mercy Health System; Freeport (IL); Sur place; USD 43 000 - 66 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

FSA/HSA Options

Paid time off and parental leave

Tuition and certification assistance

Résumé du poste

Mercyhealth is seeking a Social Worker to provide counseling, information, and direction to obtain community resources for oncology patients and their families, collaborating with physicians and the care team.

Schedule is 32 hours/week, full time, day shift. Licensure in Illinois or registry eligibility, and BSW degree are required; CPR/BLS within 90 days. The role involves education, referrals, and emotional support within a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• BSW from an approved graduate school of social work.
• One year of social work experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience and ability to facilitate groups.

Responsabilités

• Assess patients for continuing care needs and create a plan for providing continuing care with the care team.
• Refer patients or families to community resources and assist with advance directives.
• Educate patients about resources and document activities promptly.
• Provide emotional support and help patients/families understand and accept their condition and medical recommendations; arrange changes in levels of care as needed.
• May be required to work flexible hours.

Connaissances

Counseling

Resource navigation

Communication

Formation

BSW degree

Description du poste

Overview: The Social Worker provides counseling, information, and direction to obtain community resources when needed for patients of the medical oncology and their families, while collaborating with physicians, nurses and the allied health team.

Schedule: 32 hours/week - full time Shift: Days

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess patients for continuing care needs, creates plan for providing continuing care, and confers with physician and team members as needed.
• Refers patient or patient's family to other community resources as is indicated; assists patients and families to complete advance directives.
• Educates patients about resources, options and documents all activities in a timely manner.
• The BSW provides emotional support, helps patients and families understand and accept their condition as well as accepting medical recommendations; utilizes community resources to assist patients to live in the community; responsible for travel arrangements for patients; responsible for arranging changes in levels of care and settings
• May be required to work flexible hours.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) from an approved graduate school of social work
• One year social work experience in a healthcare setting preferred
• Experience and ability to facilitate groups

Certification and Licensure

• Licensed to practice in the State of Illinois or registry eligible
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; use hands to handle, finger and feel; and reach. The employee must exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include frequent close vision. Occasional distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Level of Supervision

Independent judgement is required. General procedures and regulations are available to guide work Supervises No supervisory responsibilities.

PAY RANGE: $25.60 - $82,545.03

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Life & Disability Insurance FSA/HSA Options Generous, accruing paid time off Paid Parental and caregiver leave Career advancement and educational opportunities Tuition and certification reimbursement Certification Reimbursement Well-being Programs Employee Discounts On-Demand Pay Financial Education Annual recognition/awards events Partner appreciation days Family entertainment/attractions discount Community service/improvement opportunities

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better.

As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth Recognition

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations.

As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more.

The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.