Social Worker - Oncology

Job Title: Social Worker - Oncology

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital    

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

The Derald H. Ruttenberg Treatment Center is committed to providing comprehensive care to cancer patients, from initial diagnosis throughout their treatment. The social worker in this position is expected to work with a variety of disease groups, including patients with solid tumor diagnoses such as genitourinary (GU) cancers and melanoma.

• As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, the social worker will conduct psychosocial assessments throughout patients' disease trajectories and provide clinical interventions to patients and caregivers. 
• Patients are supported from diagnosis through end-of-life care, with services that include psychosocial support and referrals to internal and community resources to enhance their quality of life.
• The social worker will also be expected to develop familiarity with oncology-specific resources and will be responsible for maintaining and developing additional oncology support programs.

• NYS LMSW or LCSW. 

• Experience providing psychosocial services to patients with cancer preferred.

• Experience working with serious illness, grief, and bereavement preferred.

• Skills in rapid psychosocial assessment and focused, short-term treatment.

• Excellent clinical, communication, collaborative, and organizational skills.

• Experience with or interest in group work. 

• Program development experience preferred.

• One year in current position unless a float in Oncology.

• Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,690.00 - $101,670.78 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 186 - Social Services - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital