Senior Social Worker | Transplant Services
About The Position
Join our multidisciplinary kidney transplant team! The Transplant Social Worker will support kidney transplant recipients and living donors throughout their journey, providing care and guidance both before and after transplant or donation. This role requires the ability to apply the knowledge and skills of advanced social work practice, responding to suspected abuse, neglect or violence in accordance with the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics policies and procedures alongside the appropriate state laws. The position involves expert-level critical thinking and in-depth psychosocial assessments, with the ability to apply complex concepts to situations. If holding the correct licensure, the role may involve diagnosing patients/clients/residents and providing specialized counseling and support. The Social Worker will be a member of the interdisciplinary team, assisting with social, emotional, and economic concerns of patients/clients/residents and their families/caregivers to help them achieve or maintain an optimal level of functioning. This includes utilizing age-related patient/client/resident care protocols for various age groups and potentially working with clinical staff on fiscally sound and timely continued planning outcomes. The role requires advanced knowledge of teamwork principles, understanding the impact of illness, and possessing knowledge and clinical experience in the psychosocial and economic management of illness-related problems, with the possibility of providing brief therapy. The position also requires the ability to work with the growth and development needs of patient/client/resident populations.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited curriculum required.
- Must possess a license in good standing in state(s) of practice.
- In North Dakota, must have one of the following: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare and/or mental health hospital experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support kidney transplant recipients and living donors throughout their journey, providing care and guidance both before and after transplant or donation.
- Respond to suspected abuse, neglect or violence in accordance with the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics policies and procedures alongside the appropriate state laws.
- Conduct in-depth psychosocial assessments.
- Apply complex concepts to situations.
- Diagnose patients/clients/residents (if carrying the correct licensure).
- Provide specialized counseling and support.
- Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team in providing assistance with social, emotional and economic concerns of the patients/clients/residents and families/caregivers.
- Utilize appropriate age-related patient/client/resident care protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult or geriatric patient/client/resident.
- Work closely with additional clinical staff to achieve fiscally sound and timely continued planning outcomes.
- Understand the impact of illness on the patient/client/resident and families/caregivers.
- Manage psychosocial and economic problems commonly occurring with an illness.
- Provide brief therapy as appropriate.
- Work with growth and development needs of patient/client/resident populations.
Benefits
- Salary Range: $27.50 - $44.00
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
