Medical Social Worker, Oncology
Company: Sentara Health
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: November 8, 2024
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Job Description:
City/State
Norfolk, VA
Overview
Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)
Sentara is hiring a Medical Social Worker at Norfolk General
Hospital.
Position Overview:
Come and join our amazing cancer team at Sentara Norfolk General
Hospital! This position will help cancer patients within Hampton
Roads decrease barriers to their care, with a heavy focus on
social/emotional barriers and complex care coordination. Along with
the nurse navigation team, this position will also cover sister
sites within Hampton Roads. Experience in complex case
management/coordination preferred. Oncology experience
preferred.
Minimum Requirements:
BENEFITS
Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to
include:
PLUS , Sentara just added MORE benefits that support the needs of
you and your family. Ask about our Student Debt Program, our
additional floating holiday that was added, or our new resources
that will help strengthen your financial outlook. We are confident
that you will find our new, enhanced benefit package will exceed
your expectations!
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that
encourages community involvement and creates unlimited
opportunities for development and growth.
We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization
that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and
Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every
day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities
that we serve!
Keywords: Talroo - Allied Health, Social Work, Medical Social
Worker, oncology
Job Summary
Responsible for the provision of medical social work services to
patients receiving care in the hospital setting. Assesses the
social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and financial
situations, as well as, disposition needs, for each referred
patient. Collaborates with patients, families, healthcare team
members, and community agencies to develop and implement plans to
address identified needs. Evaluates effectiveness of plans and
initiates change as needed. Uses crisis intervention, problem
solving model, community organization, and advocacy skills in
identifying needs and resources in the hospital and community.
Certification in Case Management (CCM, ACM RN-C) required within
one year of eligibility. BLS required within 90 days of hire.
Qualifications:
MLD - Master's Level Degree: Social Work (Required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart
Association (AHA) RQI
Acute Care, Related experience
Skills
Communication, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation
Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness
of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity,
inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization
to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some
clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations
are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to
expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload
your diploma or transcript at time of application.
In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a
tobacco-free environment. Associated topics: ancmg, aoa, breast,
cancer, hem onc, lah, physician md, physician md do, radiation,
thedacare
Keywords: Sentara Health, Norfolk , Medical Social Worker, Oncology, Healthcare , Norfolk, Virginia
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