Social Worker - Oncology

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Oncology Inpatient Social Worker to join our cancer care collaboration with Dana-Farber. You will deliver psychosocial support, evaluations, and interventions within inpatient units, collaborating across disciplines to promote biopsychosocial care and smooth discharges.

The role requires an MSW, LICSW, and strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with dedication to patient- and family-centered care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited school.
• At least one year of experience in a health/mental health setting.
• LICSW credential.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical consultations, psychosocial evaluations, and interventions primarily in inpatient units and selected ambulatory settings, promptly, in compliance with departmental standards.
• Consult with/assist with complicated medical diagnoses, social issues, protective concerns, legal/ethical issues, and financial concerns; facilitate discharge processes impacted by social determinants of health.
• Educate other disciplines on barriers to engagement in care related to social determinants of health.
• Contact collateral agencies and family members to complete social work assessments as appropriate.
• Provide supportive therapy for patients and families relating to illness and/or hospitalization; offer end-of-life counseling and support.
• Guide patients/families through hospital services and community resources; assist with discharge planning and referrals when needed.
• May participate in training social work students and trainees.

Skills

LICSW

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Clinical judgment under pressure

Education

Master's degree in social work

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.

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. 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.

Fundamentals Of Job

• Provides clinical consultations, psychosocial evaluations, and clinical interventions primarily in inpatient units and selected ambulatory settings, promptly, in compliance with departmental standards.
• Consults/assists with complicated medical diagnoses; complicated social issues; protective issues; legal/ethical concerns; financial concerns; and works with the health care team in facilitating discharge processes complicated by social determinants of health challenges.
• Provides education to other disciplines regarding the factors that present barriers to patients fully engaging in health care treatment. Understanding the impact of social determinants of health is essential to the social work focus on the person in the context of their environment.
• Contacts collateral agencies and family members to complete social work assessments as appropriate.
• Provides supportive therapy for patients and families relating to illness and/or hospitalization. Provides end‑of‑life counseling and support.
• Guides patients/families through hospital services, accessing needed health and community services, as indicated. May assist with discharge planning and referral to community services in complex cases.
• May participate in the training of social work students and trainees from other disciplines, in accordance with the hospital’s commitment to train future health care professionals.

Professional Engagement

• Actively participates in multidisciplinary rounds and case conferences.
• Establishes themselves as an integral part of the team and is present each day on the units to which assigned.
• Develops and continually renews collaborative relationships & communications with their health care teams.
• Participates in the weekend on-call program, coming in as needed for ED and inpatient consultation/intervention.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited school.
• A minimum of one year of experience in a health/mental health setting is required.
• LICSW
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in fast‑paced and demanding settings.

Pay Range

$85,280.00 USD - $110,323.00 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, geography of 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