Remote Clinical Social Worker Thyme Care

Clinical Social Worker (11:30AM – 8:00PM EST Shift)
Overview

OUR MISSION Imagine building a better healthcare journey for patients with cancer, where individuals and their loved ones feel seen, supported, and heard by their care team – both in and out of the clinic. Where fast access to high-quality care is the norm, not the exception. Where patients have access to a care navigator to guide them through their diagnosis and trusted support all along the way.

At Thyme Care, we share a passion for transforming the cancer care experience – not just for patients but also for their caregivers and loved ones, as well as those delivering and paying for their care. Today, Thyme Care is known predominantly as a cancer care navigation company enabling value-based cancer care; in the next few years, we will become a nationally recognized technology-driven and provider-centric care delivery model, reshaping the landscape of cancer care access, delivery, and experience.

Our commitment runs deep—we’re not satisfied with the status quo but determined to redefine it.

To make this happen, we’re building a diverse team of problem solvers and critical thinkers to drive innovation and shape the future of healthcare. If you share our vision and want to be part of something truly meaningful, we want to hear from you. Together, we can revolutionize cancer care and make a difference that lasts a lifetime.

As a Thyme Care Oncology Social Worker, you’ll be a vital resource for our members and their care network, offering comprehensive psychosocial and emotional support during their cancer journey via phone, email, text, and telemedicine. Primary responsibilities include:

• Assessment and Counseling: Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify patients’ and families’ needs to address emotional concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, adjustment, and coping mechanisms related to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Assess for and address financial toxicity, distress, changes in relationships/roles, custody planning, caregiver demands, advance care planning, and spiritual/existential distress. Assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions to address behavioral health needs.
• Crisis intervention: Providing immediate support and intervention in behavioral health crises and sudden changes in prognosis or end-of-life decisions.
• Resource linkage: Identifying and connecting patients and families with relevant community resources when there are complex social or behavioral health needs.
• Care coordination: Collaborating with the healthcare team, including oncologists, behavioral health providers, nurses, and other specialists, to ensure patients receive coordinated care and address any social or emotional barriers impacting treatment adherence.
• Advocacy: Advocating for patients’ needs with insurance companies, healthcare providers, and other relevant agencies to access necessary treatment and support services.
• Education and support group facilitation: Leading support groups for cancer patients and their families, providing education on cancer-related topics, and facilitating peer-to-peer support.

As a growing company with an evolving care model, responsibilities may shift and additional responsibilities may be required.

This role reports to our Director of Social Work and can be remote or hybrid based in our Nashville or New York City offices. All patient interactions will be virtual via telephone, video, text, or our proprietary virtual care platform.

• Qualifications: Master’s degree in Social Work from a school or program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Valid and current master’s level license in current practice state (i.e., LISW, LCSW).
• Certifications: OSW-C or APHSW-C preferred.

• People-first. Thyme Care’s mission and members matter to you deeply.
• Experience: Minimum three to five years of experience is preferred, working as a social worker in a health care setting; oncology, palliative care, serious illness care and/or hospice experience is desired. An unrestricted license and a willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed. It…