Social Worker St. Joeseph Incenter - 40 Hours Week

Henry Ford Health System
United States, Michigan, Pontiac
44405 Woodward Ave (Show on map)
Feb 04, 2025
$5,000 SIGN ON BONUS No weekends or on-call required Address: 44200 Woodward Ave. Suite 109 WHO WE ARE: Henry Ford Health dialysis facilities (Greenfield Health Systems) offer a compassionate, multi-specialty team, modern technology, clinical expertise, and the latest medical knowledge to provide renal patients the highest quality care available. We have been part of the community since 1983 and are close to celebrating almost 40 years of excellence dedicated to dialysis! DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: St. Joseph Dialysis is an outpatient dialysis facility. The facility oversees peritoneal and home dialysis patients. Census is 98 incenter patients. The department is staffed with Nephrologists, Registered Nurses, and Dialysis Clinical Technicians. The unit has multiple support staff members including the front desk team and tech leader staff (machine maintenance) that may assist with operational duties within the clinic. Our team provides patient education as well as referrals to transplant services for sites the patient requests to be referred to. The unit is typically open Monday through Saturday 5:00 am to 5:30 pm for patient care hours with some flexibility based on the clinic's needs. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Masters-prepared Social Workers to work with our renal patients and families to assist with the adjustment to what is likely a life-changing event. Provide emotional and social adjustment counseling, assistance with removing barriers to treatment, education on kidney disease and treatment goals, and bridging barriers to referral services and community resources. Conducts initial psychosocial interviews with patients and families in order to assess baseline level of functioning, comprehension of illness and its ramifications, and impact of individual/family history upon current and future psychosocial functioning. Provides ego-supportive counseling to patients and their families in order to maximize ongoing psychosocial functioning. Provides crisis intervention to patients and families as needed. Functions as a patient advocate and as a liaison between the patient and multiple care delivery systems. Participates in comprehensive inter-disciplinary team patient care meetings with appropriate documentation on IDT assessment and plan of care. Records psychosocial assessments, update assessments and progress notes in accordance with established recording guidelines. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Masters of Social Work Degree required. LMSW (will consider LLMSW) Experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Demonstrates understanding of the impact of Chronic Kidney Disease (ESKD) on activities of daily living, quality of life and mental health needs. Familiar with both clinical and case management techniques. Additional Information Organization: Community Care Services Department: St Joseph - Incenter Shift: Day Job Union Code: Not Applicable