Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, provides psychotherapy, coordinates patient discharge planning, complies with required standards for medical/legal responsibilities, and serves as a resource to other allied and administrative staff within the section of Social Work and the Department of Nursing.

• Acts on needs assessment for AYApatients completed by the AYA navigator
• Contributes to ideas for innovative ways to engage AYA patients. 
• Provides a Psychosocial Assessment and identifies interventions such as crisis intervention, individual/couples/family counseling, referrals to psychiatry, and connection to resources.
• Addresses the needs of patients with complex psychosocial risks.
• Formulates, coordinates, and implements the psychosocial component of patient care.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team and recommends interventions to address wholistic patient care.
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary meetings.
• Continually assesses and addresses quality of life and end of life concerns and issues.
• Assesses patient and family level of understanding, barriers to learning, and provides age-specific education and support.
• Assists in the development of age-appropriate interventions, tracking the use of interventions, and sharing with the broader AYA community.
• Helps develop and implement surveys, needs assessments, and evaluations to aid in program development and evaluation.
• Compiles relevant and up-to-date information and resources pertaining to oncology and AYA care. Shares resources with program manager, RN navigator, and patient navigator.
• Facilitates AYA support groups. Co-facilitates the AYA Patient Advisory Council with the program manager.
• Collaborates with community and governmental agencies and resources as needed.
• May Provides supervision and mentorship to graduate students and volunteers.
• Participate in patient research as assigned.
• Collaborates in publication ideas, submissions, and presentations.
• Assists in the planning of conferences and educational programs.

Social worker with current licensure at the clinical level and eligible to practice independently. An MSW degree is also required from an accredited Social Work program. Candidates must have an advanced knowledge of mental illness, personality development, knowledge of the types of treatment, and skills in conducting individual, group, and family therapy. Must have knowledge of adjustment to medical diagnosis’ and chronic disease. Strong communication skills are needed to interact with patients, patient’s family members, multi-disciplinary team, community agencies, and other resources. Must also have psychosocial diagnostic skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and in written form. Licensure to practice independently at the clinical level as required by applicable state requirements. Valid driver's license required for specific specialty areas.