Social Worker - Hematology (Part-time)

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

The McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston seeks a part-time Social Worker for the Hematology team to provide comprehensive patient support. This role includes assessments, treatment planning, and collaborative care coordination to ensure effective patient outcomes. Benefits include paid medical premiums for full-time employees, generous time off, and other employee wellness services.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees

Generous time off (37-38 days per year)

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Free mental health counseling services

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) by the Texas Board of Social Work is required.
• One year of social work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive assessments to interpret patients' needs.
• Plans treatment courses or refers cases as necessary.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams to coordinate care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Education

Bachelor Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

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Job Description

This is a part-time position at UT Physicians Comprehensive Adult Sickle Cell Center. Schedule will be Tuesday, Thursday, and an additional 1/2 day every week.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
  
  

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Job Description

This is a part-time position at UT Physicians Comprehensive Adult Sickle Cell Center. Schedule will be Tuesday, Thursday, and an additional 1/2 day every week.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Benefits

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
  
  

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!
  
  

Position Summary

Independently provides professional social work services to address medical, psychiatric and social concerns by using a Biopsychosocial perspective to asses, evaluate, implement, monitor, advocate and implement services for patients and their families.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Conducts comprehensive assessment to interprets patients social, emotional, environmental and financial needs.
• Plans course of treatment or refers cases to appropriate professionals, institutions or agencies to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment or referral.
• Obtains data from patients and/or relatives in the best interest of their problems to assist in the development of a number of significant teaching endeavors, programs, and social services.
• With the objective of meeting total patient care, assesses patients and/or relatives to gain understanding of the individual's problems and needs. Collaborates with the physician and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate care, enhance the patient experience and achieve collaborative goals. Collaboratively develops patient goals, monitors progress, addresses barriers to goal achievement, and evaluates outcomes of individualized care plans. Conducts individual and or group counseling.
• Prepares detailed reports and may video-tape sessions with patients for review with coworkers or a faculty member.
• Solicits the assistance of religious, social, and welfare agencies in the treatment of patients. Interacts with social work staff and psychiatric residents.
• Provides education to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers on community resources and the impact of psychosocial factors on care need.
• Utilizes crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and mediation to address patient/family concerns.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Certification/Skills

Licensure as a Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) by the Texas Board of Social Work is required.

Licensure as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Texas Board of Social Work is preferred.

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree in Social Work or related field.

Minimum Experience

One year of social work experience required.

Physical Requirements

Medical social work experience is preferred.

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code

• 51.215
  
  

Veteran Information

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0868, 42S1, 42S3, 42S4, 42SX, 73A.

For a complete list please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Houston Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

All UTHealth Houston employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth Houston’s rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations.

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