Social Worker III - Oncology or Burn - 100%

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care Care Coordination Division is seeking two full-time Social Worker III positions in Iowa City. The roles provide direct social work services, assessments, interventions, and recommendations to facilitate patient and family movement through the continuum of care.

Responsibilities include working with interdisciplinary teams, developing group programs, and contributing to program development and education.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with a major concentration in social work.
• 6 months-1 year of clinical social work experience.
• A license to practice social work in Iowa.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements plans of care responsive to patient/family needs and clinical impressions.
• Identifies patients needing social work intervention through case finding.
• Performs social work assessments with patient and/or family involvement.
• Develops clinical impressions and rates severity for planned interventions.
• Provides range of social work services addressing psychosocial functioning and post-hospital planning.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and provides professional support.
• Informs team members of treatment goals and patient progress.
• Acts as resource for the team and advocates for the social work role.
• Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others.

Skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Job description

Overview

The University of Iowa Health Care Care Coordination Division is seeking two 1.0 Full‑Time Social Worker III positions: one for our Malignant Hematology (Oncology) Unit and one for our Burn Unit. The Social Worker III will provide direct social work services including assessment, treatment, interventions, and recommendations to facilitate movement through the continuum of care to patients and their families. This role also participates in interdisciplinary activities and provides social work treatment individually or in groups to patients and clients with complex emotional or social problems. Additionally, the position assumes basic consultation, supervisory, teaching, research, program development, and/or administrative responsibilities.

Duties

• Develops and implements plan of care, responsive to patient/family concerns, health care status, available resources, age specific problems, and clinical impressions.
• Identifies patients requiring social work intervention through use of case finding.
• Performs social work assessments with patient and/or family involvement.
• Develops clinical impressions and rates severity of problems for planned interventions.
• Provides range of social work services responsive to identified problems (e.g., help with psychosocial functioning, help with adaptation to illness, facilitating services, protective services, post hospital planning, etc.).
• Provides information, consultation and professional support to interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides information to team members regarding psychosocial issues and their impact.
• Informs team members of social work treatment goals and patient status and progress and collaborates with team regarding service provision.
• Acts as resource for team (e.g., participates in patient care rounds, team conferences, etc.)
• Advocates for the social work role with health care team members.
• Uses body of social work knowledge & understanding of human behavior to remedy team‑related issues and help team members evaluate and enhance team functioning.
• Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as appropriate.
• Identifies goals and structure for group work services.
• Provides therapy, educational, and/or support group services reflecting diagnosis and age related issues.
• Evaluates effectiveness of group and revises as necessary.
• Contributes to strengthening the social work profession.
• Participates in local, regional, state or national social work or health care related groups.
• Contributes to the development, strengthening and delivery of needed health and social services.
• Participates in departmental and unit-based activities.

Percent of Time

100%

Schedule

Shifts ranging Monday‑Friday, 8‑hour shifts between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, occasional evenings, weekend and holiday rotation.

Pay Grade

https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan

Benefits Highlights

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree with a major concentration in social work
• 6 months-1 year of clinical social work experience
• A license to practice social work in Iowa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Qualifications

• Some familiarity with social work undergraduate education
• Social work experience in a health care setting with the appropriate patient population and their families.
• Experience with identifying and navigating financial resources, including insurance coverage options, changes related to the federal and state health programs, and the disability process.
• Experience working with community resources, home healthcare, nursing facilities and other options available for patients in outpatient settings
• Experience in a fast‑paced, high volume work environment
• Care coordination experience or case management skills in a health care setting as part of an interdisciplinary team including experience utilizing an electronic medical record to assist with management of non‑adherence, post‑care follow‑up and referrals to appropriate resources.

Compensation

• Pay Level: 7

Classification Title

Social Worker III

Appointment Type

SEIU

Schedule Type

Full‑time

Work Modality Options

On Campus