Social Worker
Core
Provides psychosocial services, counseling, and care planning to dialysis and transplant patients to improve quality of life and treatment adherence.
Role type
Licensed clinical social worker (IC)
Builds
Patient rehabilitation and quality of life outcomes for chronic kidney disease patients
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology / Dialysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, care planning, supportive counseling, patient education, resource referral, advance directive facilitation, DNR discussion, insurance/financial liaison, staff training
Preferred skills
Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation, transplant waitlist management, quality indicator reporting
Technologies
FKC patient education programs, quality of life measurement instruments, MSW documentation systems
Responsibilities
Assess psychosocial status and strengths; collaborate on care planning; provide counseling and education; facilitate referrals to community resources; assist with advance directives and DNR discussions; coordinate with insurance coordinators; participate in quality review meetings; train staff on psychosocial topics.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC