Coordinator & Counselor, Cancer Support Community, Full Time, Days

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Completed diagnostic assessment. Assesses patient through a psychosocial assessment including mental status exam and determines mental health diagnosis.

• Determines effective treatment plan. Establishing short term obtainable goals.

• See individual for on-going counseling or refers to appropriate resources.

• Facilitates support groups.

• Documentation conforms to hospital policies and procedures. 

• Develops programs to address cancer patients and family member needs in the areas of healthy living, social events, counseling and social support and education.

• Establishes working relationships with contracted individuals, integrative oncology staff, and volunteers to facilitate programs.

• Markets and promotes CSC within Prisma Health and the local community.

• Responsible for administrative duties of program director as they relate to corporate CSC.

• Procures and manages programmatic and research grants from CSC and monitors implementation to completion of each project or trial.

• Assumes leadership role in facilitating meetings and comprehensive care planning with interdisciplinary team when necessary.

• Provide clinical supervision for master's level students seeking clinical hours.

• Collaborates with the team in assessing department needs and designing systems to meet departmental and organizational strategic initiatives.

• Identifies programmatic and/or research grants that are suitable for conduction in the Cancer Institute.

• Conducts grants to completion which include coordination of budgetary deliverables with the Office of Sponsored Grants, Investigation review Board (IRB) submissions and database/Epic Integration when appropriate.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Master's degree in Social Work

• Experience - Three (3) years Oncology experience. Experience with community partner collaborations and program creation and implementation preferred

In Lieu Of

• In Lieu of the education and experience requirements noted above, the following combination of education, training and/or experience will be considered an equivalent substitution: XXXXX

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• LSW - LIC SOCIAL WORKER

• OSW-C (Oncology Social Worker)

• Currently licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by the State Board of Social Work Examiners.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to collaborate with other disciplines

• Communication skills