Social Worker (East)
Core
Provide casework management, counselling, and psychosocial support to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients undergoing dialysis.
Role type
Senior Social Worker (Clinical/Community Care)
Builds
Holistic patient care plans and psychosocial support programs for kidney failure patients
Domain
Healthcare / Social Work / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Case management, risk and needs assessment, financial fee review, patient advocacy, group facilitation, documentation
Preferred skills
Empathy, cultural sensitivity, resilience, problem-solving
Technologies
Clinical case management systems
Responsibilities
Conduct social work assessments and intervention plans for ESRD patients; Provide supportive counselling at dialysis centres, homes, or hospitals; Facilitate patient and caregiver support groups; Collaborate with healthcare professionals and external agencies for total patient management; Document patient bio-data and interventions in clinical systems.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC