Care Manager Social Worker - Oncology Services

Care Manager Social Worker - Oncology Services

Job Category: Allied Health

Requisition Number: CAREM
012606

• Posted :
  September 9, 2026
• Full-Time

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1562 Opossum town Pike
Frederick, MD 21702, USA

Frederick Health is seeking a full-time Care Manager Social Worker for our Oncology Services. This is a Monday to Friday 8am to 4:40pm or 8:30am to 5pm role.

Job Summary

Supports, and is responsible for incorporating into job performance, the Frederick Health (FH) mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy and adheres to the FH Compliance Program, including following all regulatory requirements and the FH Standards of Behavior.

The Care Manager Social Worker works collaboratively with medical providers and healthcare professionals within Frederick Health and across the healthcare continuum. Professional social work skills are utilized to assess for unmet social needs, provide information and referrals to appropriate resources, psychosocial assessment, counseling support, and establishing plans for management of identified needs in the acute and/or ambulatory setting. Assessment, planning, interventions, and reassessment are performed within a collaborative and interdisciplinary team.

The Care Manager Social Worker will also assist with patient/family navigation through the healthcare continuum, while focusing on improving quality outcomes and ensuring appropriate utilization of resources through effective care management practices.

Example of

Essential Functions:

• Delivery of care coordination within Frederick Health which may include hospital or ambulatory site assignment.
• Performs psychosocial assessment and planning to develop the plan of care to address identified needs.
• Identification of barriers to care including but not limited to socioeconomic status, unmet social needs, impaired coping, support network dysfunction.
• Promotes and values diversity to promote inclusive working relationships.
• Communication with interdisciplinary care team, patients, and families
• Promotes coordination with healthcare professionals.
• Monitors and evaluates care management plans.
• Possesses working knowledge of regulatory components of assigned healthcare setting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills, including superb customer service skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent critical thinking skills, ability to work in a fact pace team environment, ability to multi-task, ability to adapt well to change and take on new challenges/projects, ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with physicians and staff.
• Ability to apply creative problem-solving skills to complex situations.
• Knowledge of clinical and psychosocial aspects of patient care
• Community resource knowledge
• Ability to work independently and interdependently.
• Personal creditability and the ability to serve as both a patient advocate as well as being committed to the health system goals.
• Upholds social work values, ethical principles, ethical standards
• Demonstrates skills in planning, organizing, and managing multiple functions and complex processes.
• Knowledge of basic computer software programs

Minimum Education , Training, and Experience

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited school of social work with a Bachelors or Master’s degree in social work with a current Maryland license. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Three to five years of care management and/or healthcare experience.
• Care Management certification preferred including but not limited to Accredited Case Manager (ACM) certification.
• Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - not applicable for employees working in an approved, full time remote position.
• Completes Maryland…