Job Description

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the Psycho-Oncology Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive assessments, care, and support to patients with cancer and their care partners. This position involves the opportunity for a unique blend of medical social work and psychotherapy, focusing on the complex needs of patients with cancer. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical social work and a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of life and care for people living with cancer and their families.

We are seeking candidates who can bring the following to this important role:

Experience providing psychotherapy and counseling to individuals and groups, focusing on evidence-based practices and culturally competent care.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and engage patients from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and maintain professional boundaries in challenging clinical situations.
Minimum of two years of experience as a clinical social worker

This full-time, 40-hour/week day-shift position is located on-site at our Lebanon, NH or Manchester, NH campus with an opportunity for hybrid work as well.

Responsibilities

Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families including but not limited to: abilities, aptitudes, interests and motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries or disabilities and substance abuse/dependencies.

Evaluates, diagnoses and provides treatment for patients within areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.

Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients utilizing the most appropriate types of psychotherapy (i.e., behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples, group, counseling and/or supportive cognitive therapy).

Observe, describe, diagnose, evaluate, treat, consult, interpret and modify human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients who suffer from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.

Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.

Documents appropriate objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.
Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire and VT

About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Industry

Healthcare & Social Services

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Headquarters

Lebanon, New Hampshire

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

dartmouth-hitchcock.org

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