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Exciting and challenging opportunity as a dedicated ambulatory social worker providing clinical social work services to patients and their families at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Chestnut Hill location.

If interested in this opportunity, please submit a resume and a cover letter detailing your experience, qualifications, and skills for this position .

Schedule

M-F; 40 hours/week

Hybrid schedule 3 days on-site/2 days remote

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

• Candidate must be able to thrive in a fast paced, complex, academic medical environment where the social worker is a key, valued member of the multidisciplinary medical team.

• This is an opportunity to contribute to social work practice and psychosocial care in a renowned cancer center that combines compassionate care with a commitment to be on the forefront of developing new and more effective cancer treatments.

• Position calls for psychosocial assessment and intervention to address needs and concerns, crisis intervention, consultation, and ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to reduce cancer-related distress and improve quality of life.

• This ambulatory social work role provides in-person and telehealth services to patients and families (i.e., phone/Zoom video); modalities include individual, family, and group work.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from accredited program

• Massachusetts license (LCSW)

• Minimum Experience for LCSW: 1-year MSW internship experience in social work practice.

Preferred Requirements

• LICSW preferred

• Minimum Experience for LICSW: 2 years social work practice as an LCSW; health care setting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for both LCSW and LICSW roles

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

• Knowledge of interventions for patients with psychosocial needs inclusive of mental health, behavioral health, emotional, relational, and other social needs.  

• Knowledge of various behavioral health interventions related to common issues and needs across the oncology continuum of care.

• Knowledge of interdisciplinary teamwork and team dynamics, scope of key partnerships and interprofessional roles. 

• Knowledge of social work clinical psychosocial care concepts, practices, and policies with demonstrated ability to use them in varied situations; may require clinical consultation to plan and implement in complex situations.

• Ability to facilitate understanding and resolution of problems related to patient/family/caregiver interpersonal conflict, mental health and/or substance use concerns or disorders. 

• Ability to provide guidance/ consultation to the team around complex patient management, including ethical issues; may require clinical consultation to plan and implement in complex situations.

• Ability to facilitate patient/family/caregiver participation in oncology care, with ability to recommend and contribute to team and/or family/caregiver meetings. 

• Ability to make clinical decisions guided by experience, policies, consultation, and evidence-based practice. 

• Ability to actively participate in team meetings related to care planning in the setting of disruptive/challenging patient/family/caregiver/support person behavior. 

• Ability to be self-directed while remaining open to feedback and collaboration with Division leadership.

• Ability to incorporate feedback into actionable behaviors for clinical growth and professional development.

• Ability to understand and communicate information to interdisciplinary team, patients, families, caregivers, and community partners (e.g., agencies, professional organizations, etc.). 

• Ability to be sensitive, responsive to, and advocate for the needs of diverse populations in the setting of serious illness; including but not limited to diversity in gender identity, age, culture, race, religion, socioeconomic status, abilities, and sexual orientation. 

• Ability to write clear and complete biopsychosocial assessments, progress notes, and other forms of documentation in the EMR, keeping with Divisional and Institutional policies.

• Adheres to Social Work Division practice and administrative standards and policies (e.g., HIPAA, high-risk sign out, scheduling).

• Ability to adjust to change within a fast-paced working environment.

• Ability to integrate professional ethical principles (e.g., confidentiality, boundaries) and adhere to relevant professional, departmental, and organizational standards for patient and family care.

• Demonstrates commitment to diversity and equity efforts, including advocacy and self-education to advance knowledge base of the needs and concerns of underserved and marginalized populations.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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