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As a Social Work Team Lead, you will oversee and manage one or more of our Social Work teams (LCSWs and/or LMSWs), ensuring they are equipped to deliver compassionate, high-quality psychosocial care while advancing health equity and addressing the social and emotional needs of our members. Reporting to the Director of Social Work, you will manage clinical escalations, support training and development efforts, offer clinical guidance, coach, and mentor your teams while fostering cross-team collaboration. You will play a pivotal role in driving quality improvement initiatives and enhancing Thyme Care’s service offerings by effectively communicating feedback to our clinical leadership from members, providers, and your teams.
Job Responsibility:
Oversee and manage one or more of our Social Work teams (LCSWs and/or LMSWs)
Ensure teams are equipped to deliver compassionate, high-quality psychosocial care
Advance health equity and address the social and emotional needs of our members
Manage clinical escalations
Support training and development efforts
Offer clinical guidance, coach, and mentor your teams
Foster cross-team collaboration
Drive quality improvement initiatives
Enhance Thyme Care’s service offerings
Effectively communicate feedback to clinical leadership from members, providers, and your teams
Provide clinical supervision depending on licensure and program needs
Directly manage and serve as an escalation point to a team of Oncology Social Workers and Clinical Social Workers
Lead team meetings such as daily huddles and case conferences
Participate in the oncology social work interview loop
Monitor assignments and ensure queues are effectively and efficiently managed
Handle process and workflow escalations
Track social work-driven OKRs and conduct root-cause analyses
Support social workers in identifying and prioritizing member needs
Assist with care coordination and clinical support such as crisis management, psychosocial emotional support, therapeutic services, care coordination, connecting members to high-quality providers, and preventing readmissions
Provide clinical expertise in medical, behavioral, and crisis management
Monitor quality and productivity metrics
Develop coaching and remediation plans
Provide support on building and maintaining resources, optimizing schedules, and contributing to updating staffing requirements, project initiatives, and policies and procedures
Drive engagement and promote the Thyme Care vision and strategy
Be available for urgent clinical escalations and clinical consult support
Provide Social Work overflow, holiday, and on-call coverage support as needed
Develop strategies to promote culturally competent care and close the health literacy gap
Requirements:
Masters of Science in Social Work/ Masters of Social Work
Unrestricted Clinical Social Work license
Willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed
At least 8 years of social work experience
2 years as a social work leader in oncology and/or case management
Certified as an Oncology Social Worker (OSW), Certified Advanced Palliative and Hospice Social Worker (APHSW-C), Certified Case Manager (CCM), or other clinically relevant Oncology or Palliative Care certifications
Experience in healthcare, particularly in oncology or palliative care
Knowledge and understanding of provider and health plan operations
Experience with video chatting, Google Suite, Slack, electronic health records or comfort in learning new technology
Experience in scaling businesses, fast-paced environments, and startups
Strong leadership and mentorship skills
Proven track record of managing hourly staff and high-performing social work teams