Oncology Social Worker
Full-Time–1stShift
BHCOR-Outpatient Oncology ICorbin, KY
The Oncology Pathway supports patients throughout the cancer care continuum by coordinating services across diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. The department works collaboratively with multidisciplinary clinical teams to ensuretimelyaccess to care, evidence-based treatment planning, and a patient-centered experience that promotes quality outcomes and continuity of care.
Under the direction of the Oncology Executive Director, the Oncology Social Workeris responsible forproviding psychosocial services in collaboration with patients, caregivers, multidisciplinary team membersand professional providers for Baptist Health cancer patients and their families.
Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop patient- and family-centered care plans for oncology patients.
Provide evidence-based counseling, coping strategies, and emotional support while helping patients and families navigate the healthcare system.
Coordinate family meetings, advocate for patient needs, and connect patients with community,survivor, and support resources.
Develop andfacilitatesupport groups while maintaining partnerships with community and national organizations.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary oncology team to communicate care plans, support discharge planning, and improve patient outcomes.
Assistwith educational initiatives for oncology staff, patients, and families.
Adhere to Baptist Health policies, infection prevention standards, safety protocols, emergency preparedness, and all required training.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work(BSW)required;Master's degree in Social Work(MSW) preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years of related social work experiencerequired
Current Kentucky Clinical Social Worker licenserequired
Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association within six (6) months of hire.
Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
PTO Sell Back Program
Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
Retirement with Company Match
Identity Theft Protection
5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.
Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
