Social Worker
Core
Provides psychosocial services, counseling, and care planning to patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) to support rehabilitation, treatment adherence, and quality of life.
Role type
Clinical Social Worker (Nephrology/Dialysis)
Builds
Patient care plans, psychosocial support interventions, and transplant referral processes
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology / Dialysis
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, care planning, supportive counseling, transplant coordination, community resource referral, advance directive facilitation, DNR discussion, patient education, insurance/financial assistance liaison, staff training
Preferred skills
Knowledge of vocational rehabilitation programs, experience with QAI activities, familiarity with state regulatory requirements
Technologies
FKC patient education programs, quality of life measurement instruments, MSW documentation systems
Responsibilities
Assess patients' psychosocial status and strengths; collaborate on care planning to meet treatment goals; provide counseling for transplant seekers; facilitate referrals to community resources; assist with advance directives and DNR discussions; educate patients on kidney disease and treatment modalities; act as liaison for insurance and financial issues; participate in quality review meetings; support staff with psychosocial training.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
