Master Social Worker
MasterSocialWorker-MSW
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“Master Social Worker - MSW at Master Social Worker. Skills: Psychosocial services, Patient Assessment, Counseling. Provides psychosocial services to patients. Works with the health care team”
What You'll Achieve.
Promote positive adjustment; Rehabilitation; Improved quality of life for our patients; Ensure comprehensive quality care of our patients; Enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve the FKC Quality Goals; Achieve optimal psychosocial status and quality of life; Facilitate optimal treatment outcomes; Enable them to remain employed, become employed or receive education; Ensure patient and/or family understand and make an informed decision about their care; Address non-adherence; Quality outcome; Quality of life concerns; Adherence; Missed and Shortened Treatments; Quality of Life Trends; Service Recovery; Maximize adherence and adjustment
Industry & Context.
Travel required (if multiple facilities or home visits, if applicable)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Masters in Social Work, State required license, Meets the applicable scope of practice board and licensure requirements in effect in the State in which they are employed
What You'll Do.
Provides psychosocial services to patients
Works with the health care team
educates and supports staff
Supports FKC commitment to Quality Indicators
Assesses patients' psychosocial status
Participates in care planning
Utilizes FKC patient education programs
Provides monitoring and interventions
Provides supportive counseling services
Provides educational and goal directed counseling
Provides information and assists with referral
Maintains current knowledge regarding vocational/educational rehabilitation
Assesses patient awareness of advance directives
Participates in discussion of patient DNR status
Documents based on MSW interaction
Provides psychosocial support
Participates in monthly Quality review meetings
Assesses patient knowledge of kidney disease
Provides appropriate information about treatment modalities
Facilitates the transplant referral process
Provides ongoing education to patient/family
Reviews patient rights and responsibilities
Understands the referral and admission process
Interviews the patient to identify root causes
Collaborates and functions as a liaison
Provides information and education to patients
Collaborates with the Insurance Coordinator
Refers patients to patient billing solutions
Assists with interview process
Works with administrative support staff
Provides training to staff
Contributes and participates with weekly team huddles
Adheres to work defined caseload guidelines
Performs other related duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Works with the health care team; In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; As a member of the interdisciplinary team; Participates in care planning in collaboration with the patient and healthcare team; In collaboration with the physician and nurse; With other members of the interdisciplinary team; Collaborates with interdisciplinary team; Collaborates with the team; Collaborates and functions as a liaison for patient with Insurance Coordinators; In collaboration with Insurance Coordinators; Collaborates with the Insurance Coordinator; Assists with interview process and decision to hire new personnel if requested by SW Manager/Senior Manager; Works with the administrative support staff; Provides training to staff pertaining to psychosocial topics as needed; Contributes and participates with weekly team huddles; Discusses any urgent patient issues with staff
Full Job Description
**_PURPOSE AND SCOPE:_** Provides psychosocial services to patients treated by the facility including in-center and home dialysis patients (if applicable) utilizing Social Work Theory of Human Behavior and accepted methods of social work practice. Works with the health care team to promote positive adjustment, rehabilitation and improved quality of life for our patients. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, informs, educates and supports staff in understanding the emotional, psychological and behavioral impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on the patient and family to ensure comprehensive quality care of our patients. Supports the Fresenius Kidney Care (FKC) commitment to the Quality Indicators and Outcomes and Quality Assessment and Improvement (QAI) Activities, including those related to patient satisfaction and quality of life and actively participates in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve the FKC Quality Goals. This is an entry level MSW role. **_PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:_** * Patient Assessment / Care Planning / Counseling * As a member of the interdisciplinary team, assesses patients' psychosocial status, strengths and areas of need that may affect rehabilitation and optimal treatment outcomes as part of the comprehensive patient assessment. * Participates in care planning in collaboration with the patient and healthcare team to identify effective interventions that will help the patient meet rehabilitation, treatment goals, and improve quality of life. * Utilizes FKC patient education programs, established social work theory and methods, social work focused interventions, and quality of life measurement instruments as part of assessment and care planning to address barriers and meet patient treatment goals. * Provides monitoring and interventions for the patient to adjust to dialysis and achieve optimal psychosocial status and quality of life. * Provides supportive counseling services to
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