What are the responsibilities and job description for the Master's Caseworker position at Fresenius Medical Care?
Job Summary
As a Social Worker with Fresenius Medical Care, you will provide psychosocial services to our dialysis clinic patients. You will work with the healthcare team to promote positive adjustment, rehabilitation, and improved quality of life for our patients. Additionally, you will support the clinic staff in understanding the emotional, psychological, and behavioral impact of chronic kidney disease on the patient and family.
About Fresenius Medical Care
We have a social work specific career ladder ranging from pre-licensed (in states where permitted), to three potential levels of facility social work, as well as a leadership path from Social Worker to Manager, Senior Manager and Senior Director.
Why Join Our Team?
We believe our employees are our most important asset — we value, care about, and support our people. We offer various benefits and programs that cater to different needs, such as tuition reimbursement, scholarships, disaster relief, and financial support during personal hardships.
Diversity and Inclusion
We have a diverse range of employee resource groups (ERGs) to encourage employees with similar interests, goals, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences to come together for professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support. Our diverse workforce and culture foster opportunity, equity, and inclusion for all.
The Role
As a member of the nephrology healthcare team, you will assess the patients' psychosocial status, strengths, and areas of need that may affect rehabilitation and optimal treatment outcomes as part of the comprehensive patient assessment.
- Collaborate with the patient and healthcare team to identify effective interventions that will help the patient meet rehabilitation, treatment goals, and improve quality of life.
- Utilize patient education programs, established social work theory and methods, social work focused interventions, and quality of life measurement instruments as part of the assessment and care planning to address barriers and meet patient treatment goals.
- Provide monitoring and interventions for the patient to adjust to dialysis and achieve optimal psychosocial status and quality of life.
- Offer supportive counseling services to patients as permitted within the scope of their clinical training and state license.
- Provide information and assist the team and patient with referrals to community resources (home health services, vocational rehabilitation, etc.).
- Maintain current knowledge regarding local vocational/educational rehabilitation programs and assist patients with referral and access to vocational rehabilitation to enable them to remain employed, become employed, or receive education.
- Assist with accessing advance directive forms/information and facilitate discussion of advance directive wishes, if necessary, with the healthcare team and the patient's family/support persons.
- Participate in the discussion of patient DNR status in the facility to ensure patient and/or family understand and make an informed decision about their care.
- Report on quality indicators related to adherence, such as missed and shortened treatments, quality of life trends, and service recovery.
- Work with the patient, family, and healthcare team to provide education tailored to the patient's learning style, communication barriers, and needs.
- Review patient rights and responsibilities, grievance information (company and network), and other facilities policies with the patient and/or the patient's representative to ensure patients' understanding of the rights and expectations of them.
- Provide training to clinic staff pertaining to psychosocial topics as needed.
Requirements
- Masters in Social Work
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Travel required (if multiple facilities or home visits, if applicable)
Benefits Overview
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental leave.
