Social Worker (MSW) - Indianapolis (Westview) -

Social Worker Exemption: Non-Exempt Summary: The Social Worker provides services in the dialysis and transplant units as limited to patients and their families to support and maximize the social functioning and adjustment of the patient in end stage renal disease.

Qualifications:
1. Master's Degree in social work (MSW) required.
2. Liscensed at the Masters level in Minnesota.
3. Accept supervision from a qualified licensed social worker if state licensure is other than
that of a clinical social worker.
4. At least two years experience as a social worker in a health care setting preferred.
5. Strong interviewing skills for patient
evaluation and problem solving.
6. Capable of communicating clearly and
effectively with all types of physically and
mentally disabled patients and their families.

Job Functions:
1. Conduct initial patient psychosocial assessment and prepare appropriate documentation.
2. Provide support, information and assistance in treatment planning.
3. Develop treatment and psychosocial goals for initial short and long-term care plans. Develop and continue monitoring treatment goals for short and long-term care plans.
4. Counsel new patients and families on pre-dialysis education, including treatment options (e.g. transplantation).
5. Act as advocate on behalf of patient and family.
6. Complete and document annual psychosocial evaluations and quarterly notes, along with documenting and monitoring ongoing psychosocial issues and patient goals.
7. Notify multidisciplinary team of patient psychosocial issues affecting treatment.
8. Facilitate and/or refer patients and families to support/education groups, whenever possible.
9. Facilitate education on Advance Directives and treatment modalities.
10. Coordinate and participate in patient/family care conferences with multidisciplinary team.
11. 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.)
12. Provide crisis intervention expertise as necessary.
13. Provide assistance to patient and family in adjusting to dialysis and altered life-style, and provide resource information.
14. Provide information to the Facility Secretary/Administrative Assistant related to patient travel arrangements for both guest and permanent patients and ensure completion of arrangements.
15. Ensure patient transfers/visits to DaVita facilities when possible.
16. Assistance regarding health insurance:

Assist patients with financial concerns to be considered for National Kidney Foundation, American Kidney Fund, state renal programs, Veterans Administration, etc., grants and/or DaVita’s Patient Financial Evaluation process.

Support patient questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid (resources such as Guest Services Hotline, Tacoma and Berwyn PFS and Billing hotlines are available).

Coordinate patient Medicare and/or Medicaid assistance entitlements and all appropriate documents.

Assist patients in answering billing questions.

Work with Guest Services Specialist and Patient Insurance Coordinator to help answer commercial insurance questions for patients.

Coordinate with the Guest Services Specialist to provide facility education on commercial insurance economics.
17. Comply with DaVita policy and procedures and in accordance with state and federal regulation for patient care and services. (Medicare, OSHA, OIG, or other governing agencies)
18. Participate in and comply with state or federal regulations of the Injury Prevention and Safety Training Program.
19. Maintain patient confidentiality.
20. Participate in monthly quality assurance (QA) meetings, monthly patient care conferences, continuous quality improvement (CQI) teams, facility team meetings, and in-services.

DaVita provides dialysis services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, a condition also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). We serve nearly 54,000 patients in 37 states and the District of Columbia from over 660 outpatient dialysis centers that we currently operate. DaVita also provides acute inpatient dialysis services in over 370 hospitals across the country.

All this makes us the largest independent provider of dialysis services in the United States. Though we're proud of this standing, we have set our sights on a higher goal. We want to be the greatest dialysis company the world has ever seen. And we're accomplishing this through a shared commitment to our mission and values.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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