Job Description

Job Title: Social Worker - Oncology

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital

The Derald H. Ruttenberg Treatment Center is committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals with cancer, from diagnosis through survivorship and end-of-life care. The outpatient oncology social worker in this position will primarily support patients within the Neuro-Oncology program. This role focuses on addressing the complex psychosocial, cognitive, and functional needs of patients with primary neuro-oncology diagnoses, as well as supporting their families and caregivers throughout the disease trajectory.

Responsibilities

The social worker in this role provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and delivers a full spectrum of interventions to patients and their families, including individual and group-based support. Responsibilities include assisting patients and caregivers in coping with chronic illness, navigating treatment decisions, addressing palliative and end-of-life care needs, and providing bereavement support.

Additionally, this role involves helping patients access practical resources, including financial entitlements, home care services, and medication support. In addition, the social worker contributes to the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of oncology support programs in alignment with Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards. This position will also support cancer initiatives and programming more broadly.

Qualifications

• NYS LMSW or LCSW.
• Experience providing psychosocial services, both individual and group, to adult patients with cancer and/or end of life.
• Knowledge of available cancer resources in the community.
• Excellent clinical, communication, collaborative, and organizational skills.
• Oncology experience preferred.
• Program development experience preferred.
• One year in current position unless a float in Oncology.

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 $88,691.00 - $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