Medical Social Worker - Cancer Center - Casual/PRN - Dates
- Omaha, NE
- Permanent
- Part-time
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.Job Summary: Location: Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NEWork Schedule: Typical schedule for this position would be during the days of Mon-Fri between the hours of 8a-4:30p. March 2025 thru May 2025 there is opportunity to work 40 hours a week, otherwise this is a casual/PRN position. Casual/PRN employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.Develops, implements, maintains, and evaluates a comprehensive nutritional services program for the cancer center.Responsibilities:Essential Job Functions1. Provides medical social work services to patients/families treated in the Cancer Center to ensure a comprehensive program of treatment.
- Identification of patients in need of social work interventions through case-findings and positive relationships with referral sources.
- Maintenance of patient records that include documentation of assessment, plan, and interventions directed towards meeting the assessed needs of the individual or family.
- Supports Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center clinics in their programs as requested by that department.
- Provides facilitator leadership for Cancer Center support groups.
- Assesses the on-going viability of cancer related support groups.
- Assures the availability of facilitators for all support groups.
- Identifies and reviews support group needs of Methodist Cancer Center patients.
- Provide to screening participants information about federal, state, local, and non-governmental financial assistance programs.
- Provide direct assistance in the application process for financial assistance programs.
- Maintains current resource file on federal, state, local, and non-governmental financial assistance and direct service programs.
- Provision of Cancer Center information packets to newly diagnosed patients.
- Updating the content of the newly diagnosed information packets to ensure appropriate information is available to newly diagnosed patients.
- Identify and provide linkage of appropriate Health System and community services to promote continuity of care and appropriate health care resource utilization.
- Participation in community education programs either as a presenter or as a member of the planning committee for the program.
- Participation in Cancer Center or Methodist Health System community education programs.
- Develops, implements, maintains and evaluates cancer survivor/family/community support programs.
- Please see attached age-specific evaluation form.
- Social Services screening tool in place.
- Screening process implemented.
- Regular evaluation of screening program.
- Positive relationship with in-patient social worker.
- Regular meetings/communication with in-patient social worker.
- Participates in Harper's Hope operational meetings.
- Seeks new processes to improve or enhance the program.
- Provides in-services/education to various audiences about the program.
- Assures compliance with The Joint commission National Patient Safety Goals.
- Monitors on an ongoing basis environmental safety issues and appropriate interventions.
- Assures completion and follow-up on Variance Reports and Patient/Family concerns.
- Participates in identification, analysis, reduction and evaluation of risk issues.
- Reports issues/trends to Service Executive.
- Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
- 2 years in a healthcare setting - oncology experience required.
- Certified Master Social Worker (CMSW) or Master Social Worker (MSW) required.
- Oncology Social Work Certification (OSW-C) preferred.
- Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) certification preferred.
- Knowledge of ontological diseases and their treatments, psycho-social implications for individuals and families, and appropriate interventions and resources.
- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
- Not necessary for the position (0%):
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Grasping
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Keyboarding/typing
- Reaching
- Repetitive Motions
- Sitting
- Speaking/talking
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Hearing
- Seeing/Visual
- Not Related:
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
- Rare (1-33%):
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)