Social Worker - Oncology

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH); Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks an Oncology Inpatient Social Worker to provide biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and discharge planning as part of the cancer care team.

As a core member, you will collaborate with nursing, case management, physicians, and post-acute providers; connect patients to housing, transportation, financial assistance, and community resources. MA LCSW license is required and 1+ year post-master’s experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Current, Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license is required and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Minimum of one year of post-master’s clinical social work experience is required, preferably in hospital, health system, or behavioral health setting.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts health, behavioral health, protective services, benefits, and post-acute care systems is required.
• Proficiency with the electronic health record and Microsoft 365 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete timely biopsychosocial assessments of patients and families, identifying strengths, risk factors, cultural considerations, support systems, and barriers to care.
• Screen for and assess risk of harm to self or others, abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimate partner violence, and substance use, using standardized tools where established.
• Provide crisis intervention, supportive counseling, and evidence-based brief therapeutic interventions; within the scope of the LCSW license, formulate clinical diagnoses and provide psychotherapy as the assigned setting requires.
• Develop and document an individualized psychosocial plan of care with measurable goals, in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Lead or contribute to discharge and transition planning from admission or first contact, coordinating with nursing, case management, physicians, and post-acute providers, and escalating barriers to safe, timely discharge.
• Connect patients and families to hospital and community resources, including housing, transportation, financial assistance, behavioral health services, home care, insurance, and benefits.
• Facilitate family meetings and goals-of-care discussions, and support advance care planning, health care proxy, and guardianship processes.
• Fulfill Massachusetts mandated reporting obligations (DCF, Elder Protective Services, DPPC) and assist with legal processes such as Section 12 and court involvement per hospital policy.
• Document assessments, interventions, and plans in the electronic health record accurately and within required timeframes, maintaining confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Participate in rounds, huddles, and quality-improvement activities; provide consultation and education to staff on psychosocial issues, trauma-informed care, crisis response, and community resources.
• Perform all other related assigned duties

Skills

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

MSW (Master of Social Work)

Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Microsoft 365

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job; you’re making a difference in people'\'s lives. Be part of the future of cancer care.

Our cancer collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to elevate adult cancer care across our region. Together with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we are building something bold: a model that expands access, accelerates discovery, and brings world class, compassionate care to more patients and families.

Oncology Inpatient Social Worker
Patients receive thorough, effective clinical social work services that ensure psychosocial support, continuity of care, and address the unique needs of each patient and family. As a core member of the care team, the social worker effectively collaborates with a variety of disciplines in promoting optimal biopsychosocial care of the patient and families.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

• Complete timely biopsychosocial assessments of patients and families, identifying strengths, risk factors, cultural considerations, support systems, and barriers to care.
• Screen for and assess risk of harm to self or others, abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimate partner violence, and substance use, using standardized tools where established.
• Provide crisis intervention, supportive counseling, and evidence-based brief therapeutic interventions; within the scope of the LCSW license, formulate clinical diagnoses and provide psychotherapy as the assigned setting requires.
• Develop and document an individualized psychosocial plan of care with measurable goals, in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Lead or contribute to discharge and transition planning from admission or first contact, coordinating with nursing, case management, physicians, and post-acute providers, and escalating barriers to safe, timely discharge.
• Connect patients and families to hospital and community resources, including housing, transportation, financial assistance, behavioral health services, home care, insurance, and benefits.
• Facilitate family meetings and goals-of-care discussions, and support advance care planning, health care proxy, and guardianship processes.
• Fulfill Massachusetts mandated reporting obligations (DCF, Elder Protective Services, DPPC) and assist with legal processes such as Section 12 and court involvement per hospital policy.
• Document assessments, interventions, and plans in the electronic health record accurately and within required timeframes, maintaining confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Participate in rounds, huddles, and quality-improvement activities; provide consultation and education to staff on psychosocial issues, trauma-informed care, crisis response, and community resources.
• Perform all other related assigned duties

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current, Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license is required and must be maintained throughout employment.
• A minimum of one year of post-master’s clinical social work experience is required, preferably in a hospital, health system, or behavioral health setting; experience in the assigned practice setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts health, behavioral health, protective services, benefits, and post-acute care systems is required.
• Proficiency with the electronic health record and Microsoft 365 is preferred;

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Consistently promote a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in the organization's WE CARE values.
• Demonstrated commitment and actions to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Work occurs in inpatient, outpatient, and, as the setting requires, community or virtual environments, with some exposure to infectious diseases and potentially agitated or aggressive behavior; adherence to safety procedures is required.
• Regular exposure to emotionally intense situations, including trauma, grief, crisis, and end-of-life care.
• Schedule may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call rotation as required by the assigned setting.

Pay Range:
$74,880.00 USD - $100,776.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled