Per Diem Dialysis Social Worker - Brooklyn, United States - Doral Health & Wellness

Doral Health & Wellness

Verified Company

Brooklyn, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Doral Dialysis Center is seeking a
Nephrology Social Worker to join our team.

Main Functions:

Nephrology social work services support and maximize psychosocial functioning and adjustment of patients who are experiencing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and their families.

These services are provided to ameliorate social and emotional stresses resulting from the interacting physical, social, and psychological concomitants of ESRD, including shortened life expectancy; altered lifestyle with changes in social, financial, vocational, and sexual functioning; and the demands of a rigorous, time-consuming, and complex treatment regimen.

Social work functions are a part of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and are responsible for fostering a positive treatment environment policy and routines that are attuned to cultural, religious, and ethnic differences among patients and families and show respect for the individuality, independence, and choice of each patient.

Essential Job Functions:

Conduct initial patient psychosocial assessment and comprehensive plan of care as well as prepare appropriate documentation for review by the interdisciplinary team.
Provide support, information, and assistance in treatment planning.
Develop and continue to monitor psychosocial goals for plan of care.
Counsel new patients and families on pre-dialysis education, including treatment options (e.g. transplantation).
Act as an advocate on behalf of the patient and family.
Complete and document initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments, evaluations and quarterly notes, along with documenting and monitoring ongoing psychosocial issues and patient goals and readjust when goals are not met.
Notify the interdisciplinary team of patient psychosocial issues affecting treatment.
Facilitate and/or refer patients and families to support/education groups, whenever possible.
Facilitate education on Advance Directives and treatment modalities.
Coordinate and participate in patient/family care conferences with interdisciplinary team.
Analyze and provide information and facilitate referrals to community, private, state and federal agencies based on psychosocial need (e.g. financial programs, medication assistance programs, Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, transportation resources, mental health and chemical dependency resources and home health/homemaking agencies.)
Provide crisis intervention expertise as necessary.
Provide assistance to patient and family in adjusting to dialysis and altered life-style, and provide resource information.
Arranges patient travel arrangements for both guest and permanent patients and ensure completion of arrangements.
Coordinates patient transfers/ visit to other facilities.

Assistance regarding health insurance:

Assist patients with financial concerns for National Kidney Foundation, American Kidney Fund, state renal programs, Veterans Administration, etc.
Support patient questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid.
Coordinate patient Medicare and/or Medicaid assistance entitlements and all appropriate documents.
Assist patients in answering billing questions.
To help answer commercial insurance questions for patients.
To provide facility education on commercial insurance economics.
Comply with policy and procedures and in accordance with state and federal regulations for patient care and services. (Medicare, OSHA, OIG, or other governing agencies)
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Participate in QAPI teams, facility team meetings, and in-services.
Administer patient quality care in a considerate, respectful manner.
Communicate with ESRD Network
Complete and submit all ESRD Network reporting requirements. (CROWNWEB, QIPS)
Distribute and collection of patient satisfaction survey and KDQOL data input and analyzing data.
Coordinate and arrange for annual CAHPS survey.

Standards of Caring Behavior:

On all occasions, to approach the patients, families and all visitors in a courteous, friendly manner with respect to their rights and concerns.
To reduce patients, families and visitors anxieties by introducing self, explaining all procedures and possible delays in schedule, orienting them to the facility, and maintaining a neat, professional appearance.
To converse with patients and their families to ascertain any specific problems that need attention and refers them to appropriate sources when indicated: i.e. Physician, Administrator, Nurse, Dietitian and Social Worker.
To maintain the confidentiality and privacy of all patients by providing an area for confidential conversation and screening when necessary.
In general, demonstrates Caring Behaviors through making eye contact, smiling, initiating conversation and sharing a genuine concern for the situation.

Physical, Emotional and Sensory Requirements: