Description
UW MEDICINE
VISION
UW Medicine will provide: a care experience for patients and their families that helps them achieve their personal goals for wellness and disease management; an educational environment for health professionals, students and trainees that prepares them for leadership in their professional careers; and a research enterprise for scientists that enables them to advance medical knowledge and clinical innovations with groundbreaking discoveries.
VALUES
We treat people with respect and compassion.
We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
We encourage collaboration and teamwork.
We promote innovation.
We expect excellence.
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Brief description of placement:
This placement will support patients receiving treatment in UWMC-ML Outpatient Oncology Clinics, primarily in response to patient distress screenings results as part of a team that includes social work, registered dietician services and palliative care.
Learning opportunities and responsibilities will include psychosocial assessment and resource coordination for oncology patients and their families. Areas of need can include but are not limited to housing, finances, transportation barriers, mental health, diagnosis adjustment, caregiver support, grief and loss, and interpersonal violence/safety concerns. Provides care coordination with outside agencies as appropriate, including CPS/APS, Offers consultation and guidance to the oncology clinic providers for complex social needs.
Professional written communication skills and timely documentation required.
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Additional Perks or Funding
This posting is for Carol LeMare students only,
Required Experience
The student should have 2 years of professional or volunteer human service experience ideally with a focus on oncology or in a healthcare setting,
Required/Preferred Languages
English
Students proficient in any additional language are encouraged to apply, but it is not required.
How to Apply
Please send an email to malynw@uw.edu telling us why you are interested and/or would be a good fit for this Outpatient Oncology placement. Please also attach a copy of your resume' to the email.
