Daymark Health Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to cancer patients and develops care plans addressing gaps in services. Conducts needs assessments and serves as a bridge to community resources.
Responsibilities
As the first person in this role, you will be responsible for laying the foundation of Daymark’s care support program, ensuring it can be easily followed by others. The key aspect of this role will be to provide CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to patients diagnosed with cancer.
In addition, you will become an expert in the Daymark care model and the community resources available to support our members. This role involves conducting initial needs assessments for members, which will guide the care we provide throughout their cancer journey. You will also play a key role in creating care plans to address gaps in services, such as Palliative Care, Advance Care, Site of Service Shifts, and End of Life Planning.
By the end of your first month, you will have:
Welcomed new Daymark members and begun caring for them through regular, individual sessions to address their mental health needs and concerns.
Gained the ability to screen for unmet care needs, including clinical or medication issues, behavioral concerns, safety risks, and psychosocial well-being. You will use assessment tools and templates to support these evaluations and can improve them as needed.
Served as a bridge to local community services and public benefits. You’ve also contributed to developing, reviewing, and updating Daymark’s community resource database and care protocols. You track and maintain these resources in our database, updating them as necessary.
Comfortably documented all patient and caregiver interactions in our EHR system.
By the end of your first three months, you will have:
Established trusting relationships with patients and their caregivers, using active listening and empathy as the foundation of your interactions. These relationships allow you to prioritize and address their physical and clinical needs effectively.
Through these strong connections, you stay in close contact with caregivers to monitor side effects and any changes in the patient’s function or behavior. This insight helps you support providers in developing medication management strategies.
Comfortably consult with licensed clinical team members, such as the patient’s PCP, and triage complex or medical issues to them as needed. You will also participate in weekly patient rounds with the interdisciplinary care team.