Job: Oncology Social Worker

Provide phychosocial services to patients and families including group counseling, education, advocay and program development. Work in collaboration with spiritual care and CNS to link patients with a variety of services necessary to meet the persons multiple needs. Address organizational and community needs through professional practice. Support cancer commities and activities. Provide social work services for cancer care service line across the Covenant system.

Masters prepared from a graduate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.Minimum of 1-3 years experience with knowledge about oncologic diseases and their treatments, psychosocial implications for individuals and families, appropriate interventions and available community and governmental resources. Be able to provide a psychosocial assessment of the patient and familys response to the cancer diagnosis. Be able to provide education and consultation to other disciplines and staff regarding biopsychosocial, environmental, spiritual and cultural factors that affect oncology care.