Cancer Lifeline

Position: Clinical Program Manager, Full Time (1 FTE), Salaried, Exempt

Purpose: Manages clinical programs and training that optimize the quality of life for people living with cancer. Clinical programs include the Lifeline, Support and Education Groups, Couple/Family Meetings, Share-the-Care Meetings, Therapist Referral Program, Internship Program and Workplace Consultations.

Salary: Depending on qualifications and experience

Reporting: Reports to Senior Clinical Program Manager

Supervises: Administrative Coordinator, Support Group Facilitators, Volunteers, and Interns

Primary Responsibilities:

• The Lifeline: Manage, train, and supervise Lifeline Volunteers
• Ensure highest quality lifeline service
• Conducts annual lifeline training for community volunteers and interns
• Oversees and supports community volunteers and interns
• Support Groups: Manage hire, train, and supervise lead facilitators and interns
• Ensure highest quality support group service
• Conduct annual intern and facilitator trainings
• Oversee lead facilitator and intern support group work
• Conduct annual day-long facilitator trainings
• Program Evaluation: Supports agency efforts to evaluate and continuously improve programs.
• Manages data collection and analysis efforts assessing program quality and client participation in clinical and support group programs
• Manages quality assessment and evaluation of program as required by funding organizations
• Direct Service: Provides direct service to meet identified clinical needs
• Conduct Workplace Consultations as needed
• Conduct Family Meetings and Care team meetings
• Provides community presentations

Provides general support for programs by: Attends 40-hour Lifeline training

Promotes Agency Team Effort: Attend clinical Supervisor, Hospital Integration, Program Staff and general staff meetings

Qualifications:

• MSW, MN, MC or MPH degree with focus/experience in Oncology.
• Experience offering evidence-based practices in community organizations
• Experience in training on communication skills
• Experience in group facilitation
• Experience in supporting and working with patients and caregivers.
• Program evaluation skills strongly preferred

Location & Hours: Cancer Lifeline – Greenlake, the Dorothy S. O’Brien Center, 6522 Fremont Ave. N. Seattle 98103; Hours are mostly weekday, daytime hours. Some evening and weekend work required.

How to Apply: Please email resume and cover letter (required) explaining your interest in and qualifications for this position to jobs@cancerlifeline.org. Please do not send a resume unless you have the qualifications. Please, no phone calls.

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Posted: 6/29/2010

UW Medical Center - Per Diem Social Worker, Temporary

The UW Medical Center Social Work and Care Coordination Department has an opening for a temporary, hourly “per diem” social worker. This position would be responsible for covering multiple areas of health care social work service, including medicine, surgery and oncology, and would work as needed and available. The primary coverage days would be Monday-Friday, days, but the position is also expected to work occasional weekends and holidays.

Benefits: Benefits include supervision toward licensure, excellent training and support, an environment that appreciates the role of social work in health care, and smart and engaging colleagues.

For more information: The position is posted on the UW Hires website (# 65193). Please contact Brian Giddens at 598-7910 or via email, bgiddens@uw.edu for questions.

Posted: 6/22/2010