Master Social Worker – Msw
| Company | Fresenius Medical Care |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaufort, SC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Masters in Social Work
- Must have state required license
- 2 – 5 years’ related experience
Responsibilities
- Assesses patients’ psychosocial status, strengths and areas of need
- Participates in care planning in collaboration with the patient and healthcare team
- Utilizes FKC patient education programs and established social work theory
- Provides monitoring and interventions for the patient
- Provides supportive counseling services to patients
- Provides educational and goal directed counseling to patients seeking transplant
- Provides information and assists the team and patient with referral to community resources
- Maintains current knowledge regarding local vocational/educational rehabilitation programs
- Assesses patient awareness of advance directives
- Participates in the discussion of patient DNR status
- Documents based on MSW interaction and interventions provided to patient and/or family
- Provides psychosocial support and/or Social Work Focused Interventions
- Participates in monthly Quality review meetings with the interdisciplinary team
- Assesses patient knowledge of kidney disease for barriers that may affect adherence to treatment
- Facilitates the transplant referral process
- Provides ongoing education to patient/family regarding psychosocial issues related to ESRD
- Reviews patient rights and responsibilities with patient and/or the patients’ representative
- Reviews Patient Rights and Responsibilities, Grievance Procedure & Important Numbers Handout
- Understands the referral and admission process
- Interviews the patient to identify root causes or concerns for the discharge request
- Collaborates and functions as a liaison for patient with Insurance Coordinators
- Provides information and education to patients about payment to dialysis
- Collaborates with the Insurance Coordinator of any changes to patient state that impacts insurance
- Refers patients to patient billing solutions department for questions/concerns
- Assists with interview process and decision to hire new personnel
- Works with the administrative support staff to maintain updated patient resource lists
- Provides training to staff pertaining to psychosocial topics
- Contributes and participates with weekly team huddles
- Adheres to work defined caseload guidelines based on state regulatory requirements
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.