Summary

Join Our Team at Mercy Medical Center - Now Hiring a Medical Social Worker supporting our Institute for Cancer Care (Oncology Outpatient Center)!

Mercy Medical Center is honored to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for three consecutive years (2023-2025) and as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2025. Additionally, we are proud to be a multi-time recipient of Forbes' America's Best Midsize Employers award, most recently in 2025.

As a hospital founded by the Sisters of Mercy, we offer a supportive and empowering environment where dedicated medical professionals thrive. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact through your work and contributing to a mission of compassionate care, we invite you to apply today and join our Mercy family

Responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Social Work Director, the licensed Social Worker provides professional clinical social work intervention to patients diagnosed with cancer and other blood disorders. The position provides counseling, crisis intervention, patient advocacy, practical care and referrals to appropriate community resources for patients and their families/caregivers. This position works with a multi-disciplinary team and serves as a liaison for patients/families with medical personnel and community resources.

• Performs and documents psychosocial distress assessment on new cancer patients focusing on current stressors.
• Provides crisis intervention counseling, education and community resource linkages
• Provides practical care including home services, assisting with transportation and working closely with the Resource Navigator.
• Participates in the psychological, social, emotional and financial care of patient in coordination with the care team.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Must possess a degree in: Social Work
• Licensed in the State of Maryland as a an LMSW, LCSW-C preferred
• Experience in providing clinical social work services in a medical of mental health setting
• Accurate verbal and written expression in the English language
• Work organization, problem solving
• Psycho-social counseling
• Conflict resolution
• Identification of crisis situations er
• Must be able to perform:
• Bio-psychosocial assessments
• Crisis counseling
• Community resource referrals
• Documentation
• MD drivers license and use of car during the working hours may be required for agency visits and professional meetings.
  
  

Benefits

Benefits Eligibility is based on your scheduled FTE status and Job Category

• Competitive health, prescription, vision and dental benefits & wellness credit for eligible employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with generous company match and “catch up” provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental Health resources and other employee related wellness opportunities through our Employee Assistance Program
• Employer paid Short & Long Term Disability benefits for eligible employees
• Voluntary Benefits
• Discounts on auto & home insurance and Verizon plans
• Mercy’s Rewards & Recognition Program rewarding employees for going above and beyond in living Mercy’s Mission and Values
  
  
  

EEO Statement

Mercy Health Services is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) recruiting talent for Mercy Health Services, which serves the greater Baltimore Metro and surrounding Maryland areas.