MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Position Summary:

To assist adolescent and young adult cancer patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources. To provide social evaluation which includes placement of evaluation in medical record. To provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups. To participate in staffing, clinics and rounds in order to enhance team understanding of patient's psychosocial situation. To respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed. May provide anticipatory, permanency and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or makes appropriate community referrals. May supervise both bachelors and master's level students. To act as a liaison to the community through public speaking. To discuss and facilitate fertility preservation (no prior knowledge necessary) To facilitate discharge planning; arranges for services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement

Duties and Responsibilities:

• May provide bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families; makes appropriate community referrals as needed.
• Participates in in-service and staff development activities.
• May serve on committees and/or offer topics for educational programs. Acts as a liaison to the community through public speaking
• Participates in staffing, clinics and rounds as needed to enhance team understanding of patient
• Provides direct social work service to patients families and/or groups.
• Provides assistance with social and practical environmental problems (e.g. handling financial matters, assisting with discharge planning, etc.).
• Maintains a working knowledge of national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources needed to provide patients with continuity of care
• Perform other duties as assigned

Salary Range: $50,050 - $81,330

Qualifications

Master's degree in Social Work required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. If job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), previous experience in a healthcare environment preferred. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners required. If job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), license must be obtained within six months of employment.

"UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans."