City of Hope·Duarte, California
The Clinical Social Worker II provides comprehensive medical social work services, including psychosocial assessments, counseling, and crisis intervention for patients and families. They also participate in multidisciplinary treatment teams, program development, and quality improvement initiatives within the healthcare system.
Social Worker II Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.
Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The Clinical Social Worker II (CSW II) provides medical social work services, including psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, therapeutic interventions, patient and caregiver education, and community resource support.
The role may include clinical supervision, support group facilitation, crisis intervention, on-call coverage, and participation in multidisciplinary treatment, program development, and quality improvement initiatives.
The CSW II also contributes to staff education, policy development, research, and program enhancement efforts.
As a successful candidate, you will: Provides timely, appropriate, reliable, and respectful social work services to patients and families.
Demonstrates competence appropriate to his/her role and function Delivers quality of care consistent with professional and City of Hope standards.
Uses effective decision-making, evaluation and problem-solving skills in managing patient care, hospital, and administrative needs.
Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent documentation skills of all activities/decisions related to patient care in compliance with State, National and Joint Commission standards/regulations.
Provides skilled psychosocial support and crisis management for patients throughout the continuum of care: diagnosis, living with cancer, recurrence, end-of-life, and survivorship.
Acts as an ambassador to the profession by effectively articulating the role and expertise of a CSW and by actively participating in community and professional organizations.
Demonstrates a willingness to participate in marketing and development efforts.
Meets and maintains all professional and regulatory standards; represents and models the core values of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine.
Participates in performance improvement activities to promote continuous improvement in care delivery.
Strives to earn the respect and esteem of the team, department, organization and profession; fosters positive departmental and institutional morale.
Demonstrates compassion, warmth, insight, basic skill in assessments and intervention, and maintains objectivity and professional boundaries.
Possesses a working knowledge of the patient population at City of Hope
Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited school and have at least two years of medical social work experience. Valid licensure or registration as an LCSW or ACSW with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences is required.
Market context
In California, behavioral-health roles tied to substance use disorder counseling and case management are typically supported by ongoing community and treatment-program demand. These positions are competitive because employers often look for a high school diploma, at least 2 years of SUD counseling or case management experience, and current Registered or Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor status. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit and note that professional development and paid continuing education are listed as benefits.
