Clinical Instructor - Comprehensive Cancer Support Program

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OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

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The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking a licensed clinical social worker ( LCSW) or or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor ( LCMHC) to join the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program ( CCSP) as a member of an inter-disciplinary team that comprises the Psycho-oncology Service at the NC Basnight Cancer Hospital ( NCCH). This is a 100% FTE, fixed-term clinical instructor position.

The major expectation for this position will include the ongoing evaluation and counseling/mental health treatment for individuals with cancer and their families who are treated at the NC Cancer Hospital. Specific duties will include crisis intervention and providing psychosocial support (including mental health assessment, referral management, and direct counseling) in the NC Cancer Hospital through the CCSP Psycho-oncology Clinical Service. This position will involve consultation to and collaboration with oncologists, nurses, mental health clinicians, and other cancer-related clinicians and staff members. The clinical work associated with this position with be provided in the outpatient setting. This position will also involve developing and implementing strategies to diversify UNC's psycho-oncology and supportive care workforce and contributing to initiatives to ensure the CCSP meets the diverse psychosocial needs of patients cared for at the NCCH.

We are looking for candidates who have clinical experience and competence evaluating and managing patients and family members who present with a wide variety of psychosocial and/or coping challenges in the oncology setting including the following: anxiety and panic disorder; depression; suicidal ideation and behavior; substance abuse; grief and bereavement; consequences of trauma; and personality disorders. Additionally, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in CCSP-related quality improvement initiatives and educational programs.

Applicants must have an Master's degree in Social Work or related degree.
Applicants must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker ( LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor ( LCMHC) in North Carolina.

The successful candidate will have strong clinical skills and experience working with an inter-disciplinary team, including trainees from a variety of disciplines. The candidate should have experience working with patients who have co-morbid medical and mental health problems. Knowledge of the impact of trauma on adaptation to adversity will be important in this position. Experience working with minority populations, Spanish fluency, and experience providing clinical treatments and assessments in Spanish are preferred but not required qualifications for this position.

Interested candidates may apply by going to https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/300155 and attaching a curriculum vitae and letter of application. Please include the names of 2-3 references.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.