Renal social worker vs medical social worker

Differences between renal social worker and medical social worker duties and responsibilities

Renal social worker example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload and complete all paperwork according to OMH guidelines.
• Complete quarterly notes, attend monthly inter-disciplinary meetings, assist patients with Medicaid benefits and other renal programs.
• Work as part of the IDT team
• Provide supervision to MSW's.
• Supervise and train students doing field placement for MSW program requirement.
• Follow up with hardcopy claims to bill Medicare and Medi-cal and other insurance companies.
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Medical social worker example responsibilities.

• Understand manage care, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
• Humanize the medical setting for elderly patients by using appropriate compassion in explaining complex information.
• Provide crisis intervention, supportive counseling and trauma/grief counseling for patients and their families experiencing acute or chronic traumatic events.
• Provide hands-on assessment and monitoring of suspect child abuse and neglect cases of children needing intensive rehabilitation and specialize care.
• Provide social casework to patients having difficulty in social functioning, primarily as it affects their health and emotional rehabilitation.
• Facilitate family counseling, crisis intervention, and assessments of specials population including geriatrics, homeless and substance abusing veterans.
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