Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Location
Huntley, Illinois
Salary
$37 - $50 / HOUR
Facilitate and navigate psychosocial care for cancer patients and families in an outpatient environment. Provide clinical assessments, develop treatment plans, and link patients to community resources to improve quality of life.
Requires a Master's degree in Social Work and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification in Illinois. Candidates need 3 to 5 years of clinical experience, specifically within oncology.
Provides psychosocial assistance to cancer patients and their families through utilization of broad clinical expertise at all levels of practice.Links patients and their families to resources and support in the community to address emotional, familial, economic, and environmental difficulties to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.Acts as a stakeholder in the development of programming and implementation of new services to benefit cancer patients and enhance their quality of life.Promotes, engages, and evaluates distress screenings of patients in the oncology clinics.Participates in Interdisciplinary team meetingsIs responsible for the delivery and documentation of clinical support services in accordance with organizational, professional, state and federal regulations.Performs clinical assessments, develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge and modifies treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients’ status.Performs psychosocial assessment and creates appropriate interventions for patients based on the identified needs and modifies the intervention(s) as needed to reflect changes in the patient’s medical and psychological condition*Participates in the evaluation of and quality improvement initiatives for psychosocial support programs within the Cancer Center.Completes, compiles, and reports program records/data required by Northwestern Medicine.Acts as a professional representative of Northwestern Medicine within the entire community and especially within the social services community.Participates in Cancer Committee as determined by the Director.Reports abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and other required cases to the appropriate authorities.Educates patients, and families on advance directives, palliative care, and hospice services.Provides patient, staff, and the community with education on topics related to health and psychosocial issues.QualificationsRequiredMaster’s degree in social work.Licensed clinical social worker in the state of Illinois (LSCW).3 to 5 years work experience in hospital or related clinical setting.Prior experience in Oncology.Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.Must be able to work in a fast paced, stressful environment, and take appropriate action.Must have excellent communication skills, project, and time management skills.Must be mission driven, energetic, self-motivated, and detail orientedPreferred5 years oncology experience.Oncology Social Work Certification (OSW-C)Additional InformationNorthwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.Background CheckNorthwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. BenefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus.
New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.
Job Shift: Day Job (1st)
Minimum : $37.10
Maximum: $50.08 Compensation: USD 37.1 - USD 50.08 - hourly
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