Medical Social Worker - Pediatric Oncology

16 days ago
United StatesOncology

Job Description

About the Role

Join Oregon Health & Science University as a Medical Social Worker - Pediatric Oncology in United States. Department Overview The Pediatric Oncology Social Worker maintains an active caseload of approximately 80-90 patients who are engaging in active therapy. The social worker also supports a much larger inactive caseload that require intermittent, as needed, assistance.

Key Responsibilities

  • making; advance directives; ethics consultations; court holds; guardianship/ conservatorship; citizenship cases; and social cultural factors. Required

Requirements

  • A Master’s Social Work (MSW) required.
  • Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.
  • Able to implement assessments, short term counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy.
  • Excellent task prioritization, time management, and communication skills.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Covered 100% for full
  • time employees and 88% for dependents, and $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee Two separate above market pension plans to choose from Vacation
  • up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service Sick Leave
  • up to 96 hours per year 8 paid holidays per year Substantial Tri

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Oregon Health & Science University as a Medical Social Worker - Pediatric Oncology.

Key Skills

Psychosocial EvaluationsCare CoordinationMental Health StatusTreatment ComplianceSubstance Usage AssessmentAbuse/Neglect AssessmentCrisis InterventionSupportive CounselingGrief CounselingLoss CounselingPsychotherapyPatient AdvocacyAdvance DirectivesEthics ConsultationTask PrioritizationTime Management
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Medical Social Worker - Pediatric Oncology at Oregon Health & Science University a 4.0/10 for work-life balance — below average.

Key skills for this role include Psychosocial Evaluations, Care Coordination, Mental Health Status, Treatment Compliance, Substance Usage Assessment.

Benefits include Healthcare Options, Term Life Insurance, Pension Plans, Vacation, Sick Leave.

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About Oregon Health & Science University

Higher Education
Portland, Oregon
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Benefits & Perks

Healthcare Options
Term Life Insurance
Pension Plans
Vacation
Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Tri-met Discounts
C-Tran Discounts
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Job Details

Posted

16d ago