Allegheny Health Network Careers

Date Posted: 11/14/2016
Position Number: 54039
Location: Jefferson Hospital

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Status: Full-time
Shift: Daylight

Job Summary: Provides oncology care management, ongoing psychosocial assessment and treatment planning to patients within a variety of specialty areas in the medical setting per regulatory requirements. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, lending insight and expertise and is responsible to develop appropriate discharge plans and resources to enhance independence and community adjustment. Provides consultation in areas of expertise to hospital and social work staff.

Responsibilities:

• Completes and documents psychosocial assessments and provides social work services and disease management to patients/families/significant other in both inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
• Provides expert crisis intervention to patients/families
• Serves as patient and/or family advocate to access community resources.
• Assists in the development and implementation of discharge plan for specific patient populations.
• Maintains unit coverage schedules; assist with new employee orientation and the continued professional development of staff.
• Provides education to patients/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team in regard to psychosocial factors related to illness.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements:

• MSW required for new hires. Attainment of MSW required with five (5) years of hire as a condition of employment. Current employees grandfathered.
• LSW required. (LCSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker or licensure eligible in the state of Pennsylvania preferred depending upon facility requirements.
• 5 years social work experience in a healthcare related setting required, experience with oncology patients preferred.