Norwalk Hospital Association
Location
Norwalk, Connecticut
Salary
$33 - $62 / HOUR
Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and counseling to oncology patients and their families in an ambulatory care setting. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, provide education, and assist with adjustment to chronic illness.
Requires a Master Level Social Work degree and a current Connecticut LMSW or LCSW license. A minimum of three years of experience is required, with a mandate to obtain LCSW and OSW-C certifications within specific timeframes.
The Cancer Center Social Worker for the oncology service line at Norwalk Hospital provides comprehensive assessment and services to oncology patients and their families in the ambulatory care setting. The Cancer Center Social Worker practices as an expert in psychosocial oncology and works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to aid patients and families in the adjustment to living with a chronic and life-threatening illness. The scope of the position includes clinical assessment, counseling, care coordination, education, and advocacy.
1.Completes psychosocial assessments with patients. Develops and implements individualized treatment plans that enhance the overall functioning and coping of the patient and family through a counseling relationship.
2.Provides interventions to meet the bio-psychosocial needs of patients and their families throughout the disease and treatment continuum in the form of both supportive counseling and concrete service assistance in an effort to maximize patient/family/caregiver illness adjustment and minimize psychosocial distress.
3.Enables patients and families to understand and access supportive services provided by the cancer center and/or other agencies to assist throughout the treatment continuum. Provides referrals to concrete services such as financial assistance, legal aid, transportation, nutritional needs and housing.
4.Participates in family and case conferences on patients and their family behalf, as needed.
5. Assists in the development and implementation of support and educational programming for cancer patients and their families.
6. Attends tumor boards meetings, staff meetings, and other continuing educational meetings when appropriate
7. Performs other duties as assigned
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
Company: Norwalk Hospital Association
Unit: 392
Department: Cancer Center
Exempt: Yes
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