Social Worker

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts psychosocial assessments, develops and implements a plan of intervention that identifies the patient's needs relating to crisis intervention, emotional support, counseling and coordination of community resources for patients and families.
• Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team, patient and family to develop and implement a patient-centered plan of care.
• Is an active member and contributor to Schwartz Center Rounds and The Patient and Family Advisory Council
• Obtains, interprets and communicates necessary information regarding patients and families including social history information to staff and physicians.
• Provides written assessment to patient records and insurance carriers.Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.
• Assist with recruitment for psychosocial research conducted at SKCC including assisting with database management
• Provides individual and family supportive counseling to patients with cancer or at risk for cancer to assist patients and families in coping and accessing services to evaluate and treat a cancer diagnosis.
• Provides support and interventions for staff distress

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Conducts psychosocial assessments, develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to emotional support, counseling services and/or coordination of needed community resources for patients and families.
• Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team, patient and family to develop and implement a patient centered plan of care. Obtains, interprets and communicates necessary information regarding patients and families, including social history information, to staff and physicians.
• Refers patient to hospital and community based services to meet patient continuum of care needs. Such interventions may include referral for financial, psychiatric, rehabilitative, outpatient hospice, drug and alcohol treatment, support groups, transportation.
• Works with the Director of Clinical Trials to enhance patient enrollment in clinical trials.
• Provides a link between the Jefferson Infusion Center, the Kimmel Cancer Center and community support agencies serving the needs of cancer patients.
• Provides written assessment for patient records
• Meets with the patients in the Jefferson Infusion Center to inform them of available education and support programs, both in the Kimmel Cancer Center and community at large.
• Provides advocacy services to ensure linkage to appropriate services or resources for patients with no insurance, drug and ETOH addictions, mental health needs, homelessness, complex clinical diagnoses.
• Provides ongoing emotional support and counseling services to patients/families to help them cope with biopsychosocial problems related to patient's illness such as adjustment to dx, adjustment to acute/chronic/terminal illness, changing family roles, body image changes, financial concerns, insurance issues, advanced directives.
• Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental standards.
• Provides direct services for guardianship, power of attorney, health care surrogate, and advanced directives
• Participates in multidisciplinary healthcare team meetings.
• Initiates and facilitates referrals through the Cancer Support and Welcome Center.
• Provides individual and family supportive counseling and case management to patients with cancer or at risk for cancer to assist patients and families in coping and accessing services to evaluate and treat a cancer diagnosis.
• Participates in development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of clinical protocols/guidelines in the Cancer Support and Welcome Center

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Masters in Social Work required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

• Social Worker State Licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Healthcare experience or post MSW healthcare experience.
• 1-3 Years of Healthcare experience preferred.
• Research Experience strongly desired

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.