Social Worker III (Foundation)

City of Hope; Newport Beach, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Social Worker III to provide direct psychosocial care to patients and families across cancer care settings. The CSW III will lead education, mentorship, and program development while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualified candidates hold an MSW, have at least five years of medical social work experience and two years post-licensure. Out-of-state licensure is acceptable with California LCSW registration within one year.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work.
• Five years medical social work experience.
• Two years post-licensure experience.
• Out-of-state licensed clinical social worker or active registration as an associate clinical social worker; must obtain LCSW in California within 1 year or be demoted.
• Pediatric service: CCS Panel provider or complete CCS application within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides timely, appropriate, reliable, and respectful social work services to patients and families.
• Demonstrates competence appropriate to role and function.
• Delivers quality of care consistent with professional and City of Hope standards.
• Exhibits strong verbal and written communication skills and documentation in accordance with standards.
• Provides psychosocial support and crisis management for patients across the cancer care continuum.
• Leads education, training, and mentorship; collaborates on program development and evaluation.
• Participates in recruitment and interviewing of social work candidates.
• engages in performance improvement activities to enhance care delivery.

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)

Tools

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

Social Worker III

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Clinical Social Worker III (hereinafter “CSW III”) holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), maintains active registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and provides medical social work services. The CSW III is responsible for employing a model of patient care that focuses on providing patients/caregivers with supportive counseling, psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions, education, and community resource support information. This position may require clinical supervision to MSWs and/or BSW/MSW students and/or facilitation of support groups. The CSW III provides mentorship to MSWs in collaboration with social work management. This position involves direct psychosocial care via in-person and telehealth visits to patients at various locations, practices; engages in leadership; participation in multidisciplinary program development and evaluation; multidisciplinary treatment modalities; emergency/crisis response; and on-call rotation. The CSW III actively works to ensure optimal delivery of psychosocial care and seeks out performance improvement initiatives, either through direct involvement and committee membership or by leading performance improvement efforts. The CSW III is expected to lead in education and training programs, policy writing, and/or research and work collaboratively with the Medical Foundation practice directors on program development at other community practices.

The CSW III will remain an active member of the Department of Supportive Care and be required to come

to the Irvine campus regularly for staff meetings, skill development, and leadership.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Provides timely, appropriate, reliable, and respectful social work services to patients and families.
• Demonstrates competence appropriate to his/her role and function (see addendum for Social Work Navigator and School Reintegration Program).
• Delivers quality of care consistent with professional and City of Hope standards.
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent documentation skills of all activities/decisions related to patient care in compliance with State, National and Joint Commission standards/regulations.
• Provides skilled psychosocial support and crisis management for patients throughout the continuum of care: diagnosis, living with cancer, recurrence, end-of-life, and survivorship.
• Respectful understanding of cultural differences and diversity.
• Acts as an effective liaison for appropriate referrals to other services within the Department of Supportive Care Medicine, including: psychiatry; psychology; supportive and palliative care; pain management; spiritual care; patient navigation; and patient, family & community education.
• Must demonstrate proficient team-building skills, effectively negotiating and willing to compromise as needed, to resolve issues and respectfully reach a consensus.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and serves on institutional committees as appointed.
• Actively working towards post-licensure certifications or specialization; continues active pursuit of opportunities for further development of clinical skills and professional growth.
• Acts as a skilled educator as demonstrated by professional presentations, student training, research and mentorship.
• Participates in recruitment and interviewing of social work candidates.
• Acts as an ambassador to the profession by effectively articulating the role and expertise of a CSW and by actively participating in community and professional organizations.
• Meets and maintains all professional and regulatory standards; exemplifies and promotes the core values of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to promote continuous improvement in care delivery.
• Uses effective decision-making, evaluation and problem-solving skills in managing patient care, hospital, and administrative needs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Your qualifications should include:

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an approved Accredited School of Social Work.
• Five years medical social work experience
• Two years post licensure experience
• Out of state licensed clinical social worker OR Active registration as an associate clinical social worker *Must obtain registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences within 1 year or be demoted
• For pediatric service, CCS Panel provider or complete application within 60 days of hire.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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