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

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary Provides individual psychotherapy to individuals 18 years and older. This includes diagnostic psychosocial evaluation, development of comprehensive treatment plan, on-going therapy as needed as well as crisis intervention. Provider bills for counseling services. Acts as Coordinator of the Cancer Support Community at Prisma Health. This involves developing programs in the areas of healthy living, counseling and group support, social support and education for anyone impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Works with consultants, staff and volunteers to implement these programs. Functions effectively as an inter-disciplinary health care team member collaborating with other health care professionals to provide continuity of care and to facilitate resolution of patient needs. Services are provided in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice and the policies and procedures of the Prisma Health System for Allied Professionals.

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 Social Work experience required, Oncology experience preferred. Experience with community partner collaborations and program creation and implementation preferred

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• OSW-C (Oncology Social Worker) preferred

• 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

Work Shift Day (United States of America)

Location Cancer Centers - Faris Road

Facility 1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department 10557160 Center for Integrative Oncology-CIF

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