Tucson Medical Center
Social Worker - LCSW - TMCH Cancer Center
Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85718
Social Worker - LCSW - TMCH Cancer Center
Job Category Professional
Schedule Full time
Shift 1 - Day Shift
SUMMARY : Interviews patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to patient's medical problems and assess bereavement risk relative to anticipatory grief and family members needs post death. Assists patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives, and appropriate outside agencies.
Interprets and assists in resolving social problems that relate to medical condition and/or hospitalization. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Conduct initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments of identified patients and families to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, and health history to ensure coordinated psycho social support with other disciplines and community resources. Plans, organizes, directs and schedules spiritual programs and services that meet the needs of patients/families, hospital employees, and medical staff. Assesses bereavement needs of survivors and communicates these to bereavement coordinator. Consults with hospital staff regarding hospital ministry; collaborates with members of the hospital care team in identifying and resolving problems. Provide emotional support to patients and families that may exhibit feelings of anxiety and stress brought on by their illness, hospitalization, or impending death. Acts as a liaison between patient, family, and hospital staff during periods of crisis, e.g. illness, dying, lengthy or difficult surgery. Develops and implements the patient’s initial and continuing care plan. Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families; communicates family issues to other staff members; participates in planning conferences. Plans for needed care with nurse practitioner, physician, patient, and family. Introduces programs designed to meet the needs of the elderly after discharge and make appropriate referrals and arrangements for services. Acts as liaison between medical/nursing staff, patients, families, and community, arranging for post-discharge care and patient’s transportation. Maintains current, accurate documentation in the client’s medical record Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards. Performs related duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university. Active license as LCSW through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. EXPERIENCE :
Two (2) years of post-master’s social work experience in an acute care setting preferred. LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION : HeartSaver First Aid/CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required per department. Valid AZ fingerprint clearance card may be required per department.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES : Knowledge of
and skill in interviewing techniques used to garner personal and health information that will assist in developing care plan for the patient. Knowledge of human behavior and the social environment Knowledge of family dynamics, and skill in managing stressful situations. Knowledge of the grief process. Knowledge of and skill in various counseling techniques and modalities. Skill in assessing socio-economic factors that might hinder a patient from getting care. Ability to work respectfully with people of different backgrounds and values. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Job Category Professional
Schedule Full time
Shift 1 - Day Shift
SUMMARY : Interviews patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to patient's medical problems and assess bereavement risk relative to anticipatory grief and family members needs post death. Assists patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives, and appropriate outside agencies.
Interprets and assists in resolving social problems that relate to medical condition and/or hospitalization. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Conduct initial and ongoing psychosocial assessments of identified patients and families to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, and health history to ensure coordinated psycho social support with other disciplines and community resources. Plans, organizes, directs and schedules spiritual programs and services that meet the needs of patients/families, hospital employees, and medical staff. Assesses bereavement needs of survivors and communicates these to bereavement coordinator. Consults with hospital staff regarding hospital ministry; collaborates with members of the hospital care team in identifying and resolving problems. Provide emotional support to patients and families that may exhibit feelings of anxiety and stress brought on by their illness, hospitalization, or impending death. Acts as a liaison between patient, family, and hospital staff during periods of crisis, e.g. illness, dying, lengthy or difficult surgery. Develops and implements the patient’s initial and continuing care plan. Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families; communicates family issues to other staff members; participates in planning conferences. Plans for needed care with nurse practitioner, physician, patient, and family. Introduces programs designed to meet the needs of the elderly after discharge and make appropriate referrals and arrangements for services. Acts as liaison between medical/nursing staff, patients, families, and community, arranging for post-discharge care and patient’s transportation. Maintains current, accurate documentation in the client’s medical record Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards. Performs related duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university. Active license as LCSW through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. EXPERIENCE :
Two (2) years of post-master’s social work experience in an acute care setting preferred. LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION : HeartSaver First Aid/CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required per department. Valid AZ fingerprint clearance card may be required per department.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES : Knowledge of
and skill in interviewing techniques used to garner personal and health information that will assist in developing care plan for the patient. Knowledge of human behavior and the social environment Knowledge of family dynamics, and skill in managing stressful situations. Knowledge of the grief process. Knowledge of and skill in various counseling techniques and modalities. Skill in assessing socio-economic factors that might hinder a patient from getting care. Ability to work respectfully with people of different backgrounds and values. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.