AYA Oncology Social Worker (LCSW III) - Simms Mann Center

University of California - Los Angeles Health
United States, California, Los Angeles
Nov 08, 2024
Description Under supervision of Center Director and Clinical Director, this role functions as a team member of a Simms Mann Center, providing comprehensive psychosocial care to the AYA patient community and their families, providing direct case management, resource navigation, and direct care delivery. Provides culturally competent direct social work services, including assessment, intervention, and recommendations to individual patients and their families often from marginalized, sociodemographically underrepresented, and under-resourced areas. The AYA Oncology Social Worker provides one-on-one support, education, and comprehensive cancer care to UCLA cancer patients aged 15-39, addressing unique challenges such as fertility, psychosocial, and psychological needs from diagnosis through survivorship. This role includes direct care for patients and families, including facilitating support groups, workshops, and family consultations. The clinician connects patients with relevant support services, both within UCLA and externally, and educates providers on AYA-specific care needs. Responsibilities also include supervising social work students, consulting with medical staff, and coordinating with Simms/Mann clinicians and other AYA specialists. The clinician provides referrals as needed, charts interactions, navigates patients through the medical system, and uses screening tools for appropriate interventions. Additionally, the role involves developing and maintaining the Center's resource referral network, participating in program development, and training interns and volunteers. Additional responsibilities include (as needed) but are not limited to, serving in clinical consultant role for California End of Life Act as per UCLA policy, travel to multiple UCLA oncology clinics, and conducting therapeutic support groups. Salary Range: $108,451 - 129,623 Annually Qualifications Required: Master's degree in social work and licensed in California (LCSW) Knowledge of psychosocial and other rehabilitation related problems that arise in AYA individuals with cancer including specific developmental stressors including identity, peer support, navigation of school/academic curriculum. Knowledge of the most common cancers (e.g. breast, colon, prostate, lung and gynecologic) and their treatments. Knowledge of psychosocial distress screening instruments. Ability to formulate assessments of psychosocial needs of individuals with cancer. Ability to put these skills to use. Skills and knowledge to deliver psychosocial interventions in a medical setting. Skills required to facilitate individual, group and family therapy interventions. Additionally, skills required to assess acute risk factors that may present with the AYA patient community while pursuing medical care. Skill in using computer database software to maintain and update resource referral network, all patient tracking, rehabilitation needs using software such as an Electronic Medical Record such as CareConnect with appropriate class work. Ability to identify referral sources and to provide referrals for economic, psychosocial and home health care programs. Knowledge and ability to function as a team member, working with other staff social workers and clinicians to develop patient groups, lectures and other programs. Skill in completing and entering patient notes, tracking forms and consultation notes at appropriate intervals into database. Ability to understand the mission of the Simms/Mann - UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology and to implement its objectives for the delivery of patient care. Ability to function as a team member. Ability to adapt to changing priorities including seeing patients at multiple sites, under various conditions, without a specific office. Ability to synthesize ideas to solve problems. Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and medical staff including physicians and nurses to function as a team member. Ability to convey warmth and caring in interpersonal interactions with patients and other members of the team. Knowledge of IBM-compatible computers -facility with Windows and the Internet. Demonstrated ability in searching the Internet and in determining appropriateness of cancer-related information found on the Internet for patient use. Ability to provide clinical knowledge to less experienced clinicians including developing didactic trainings, evaluating students, field instructor accreditation. Familiarity with CareConnect or other EPIC-based electronic medical record software Paneled with the California Children Services to provide specific care to AYA patient population. Knowledge of specific AYA stressors that can accompany a cancer diagnosis including fertility preservation, assistance with school programs and financial support. Preferred: Experience and knowledge working with AYA medical patients in outpatient and/or inpatient medical environments with some exposure to oncology Experience working as a liaison with inpatient/outpatient units and community agencies. Knowledge of bereavement process. Knowledge, skill and ability to work autonomously using specific software programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook and any other programs for EMR.