Dialysis Medical Social Worker

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.•Rohnert Park, CA

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Social Worker utilizes social work expertise and clinical knowledge to educate patients on the best choices for treatment, health, and wellness when living with kidney disease to enhance quality of life. The Medical Social Worker is responsible for supporting the social and emotional well-being of patients at Satellite Healthcare. The Social Worker conducts psychosocial assessments, participates in care planning and team review of the patient's current psychosocial needs, and provides management of services to patients to assist them in coping with issues associated with chronic kidney disease and dialysis treatments. The role involves playing a vital part in delivering on the company's Mission to make life better for those with kidney disease and their Vision to be unsurpassed in individualized experience, quality, and compassion. The ideal candidate approaches their work with a sense of greater purpose, is high energy, seeks opportunities to improve the environment for patients and staff, is goal-oriented, and gains deep satisfaction from building relationships. This position offers opportunities to work directly with a multi-disciplinary team, become a servant leader, and set the tone for patients to live a better life by addressing their needs holistically. There are also formal and informal opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment, with the potential to become a subject-matter expert and advance career opportunities.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited CSWE institution
MSW required
LCSW/ACSW required
LCSW preferred (CA)
Licensure/LMSW required in states with licensure (TX, TN)

Nice To Haves

Preferable experience in other health and human services fields.
Medical experience is highly desirable.
One (1) year of work experience in a behavioral or healthcare-related setting, preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes social work expertise and clinical knowledge to educate patients on the best choices for treatment, health, and wellness when living with kidney disease to enhance quality of life.
Supports the social and emotional well-being of patients.
Conducts psychosocial assessments.
Participates in care planning and team review of the patient's current psychosocial needs.
Provides management of services to patients to assist them in coping with issues associated with chronic kidney disease and dialysis treatments.
Works directly with a multi-disciplinary team.
Becomes a servant leader, bringing up the team to provide care.
Sets the tone that enables patients to live a better life and address their needs holistically.
Makes a difference for patients so that they do dialysis to live instead of living for dialysis.
Engages in formal and informal opportunities for professional growth.
Becomes a subject-matter expert.