What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Social Worker 3 position at UCLA Health Careers?
DescriptionUnder supervision of Director and Simms/Mann Center leadership, function as a team member of a Simms/Mann Center that provides comprehensive psychosocial care to patients with cancer and their families. Provide case-management, assess psychosocial needs, and provide individual, group and family counseling. Serve in patient advocate role for California End of Life Act as per UCLA policy. Identify patients, respond to referrals and meet the wide range of needs of outpatients. Provide referrals for economic, psychological, social, hospice and home health care as needed. Chart all contacts in an electronic medical record. Staff evening monthly lecture series. Update and screen the Center's resource referral network and website, select appropriate information, websites and resources to be made accessible to patients. Attend medical clinics, identify patients and respond to comprehensive psychosocial needs. Participate in program development as required. Participate in training of interns and volunteers. Provide on-call service. Administer and utilize the screening tools to develop appropriate interventions. Work in a complex medical system and assist patients in navigating that system. Provide other related services that promote the Simm/Mann Center and improve the quality of life of the patient and family touched by cancer. Orient new patients (in person and on the phone), walk-in patients and other visitors to the Center’s range of services, directing them toward the services that are the most appropriate to the patients’ particular situations and needs. Develop a thorough familiarity with the Center’s and community resources in order to help patients locate what they need. Participate in program evaluation and in determining the need for new services. Work with other oncology professionals to promote quality of life of patients. Conduct therapeutic support groups. Travel to multiple oncology clinics owned by UCLA. LCSW and oncology experience required. Salary Range for CSW 2: $92,264.26 - $110,232.10/year Salary Range for CSW 3: $100,286.64 - $119,851.20/year
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000
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