Medical Social Worker

Responsibilities

The Medical Social Worker utilizes social work expertise and clinical knowledge to educate patients on the best choices for treatment, health, and wellness when living with kidney disease to enhance quality of life. The Medical Social Worker is responsible for supporting the social and emotional well-being of patients at Satellite Healthcare.

• Conducts psychosocial assessments
• Participates in care planning and team review of the patient's current psychosocial needs
• Provides management of services to patients to assist them in coping with issues associated with chronic kidney disease and dialysis treatments

What We Expect Of You

• Play a vital role to ensure that we deliver on our Mission to make life better for those with kidney disease and our Vision to be unsurpassed in our individualized experience, our quality, and our compassion
• Approach your work with an indisputable sense of greater purpose
• High energy, seek out opportunities to improve the environment for patients and staff
• Goal-oriented, and gain deep satisfaction from building relationships

What You Will Gain

• Relationships: Work directly with a multi-disciplinary team that is as passionate as you in making a difference in others' lives. Become a servant leader, bringing up your team to provide care that is unsurpassed by others in our industry.
• Impact: Set the tone that enables our patients to live a better life and address their needs holistically. Make a difference for our patients so that they do dialysis to live instead of living for dialysis.
• Growth: Have formal and informal opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment. Become a subject-matter expert and have a wide range of opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Preferable experience in other health and human services fields
• Medical experience is highly desirable
• One (1) year of work experience in a behavioral or healthcare-related setting, preferred

Education

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited CSWE institution

License/Certifications

• MSW required
• LCSW/ACSW required, LCSW preferred (CA)
• Licensure/LMSW required in states with licensure (TX, TN)