Description du poste
The Social Work (SW) Dialysis Program Coordinator serves a patient population with highly complex health and mental health needs. The Coordinator holds both clinical and administrative responsibility to ensure effective service delivery, application of current VHA guidelines, and modification of service as needed.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties are but not limited to: Duties include but are not limited to: Develops and implements procedures specific to VANTHCS and ensure compliance with local, VISN, Office of Community Care (OCC), and VA Central Office directives, as well as state and federal End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) programs, Joint Commission standards, and other regulatory requirements. Responsible for planning, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating program operations. Program goals are achieved through collaborative team efforts. The Coordinator leads administrative dialysis-related social work processes in collaboration with dialysis social workers, Social Work leadership, Community Care, and other stakeholders. Facilitates and coordinates social work services for inpatient and outpatient referrals within the Renal Program, including Hemodialysis Unit, Renal Outpatient Clinics, and community-based referrals. They are also responsible for coordinating and case managing community-based hemodialysis services and monitoring Veterans under VA authorization to ensure continuity of care. Responsible for providing direct clinical services and resolving patient care issues. The incumbent independently conducts psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and case management for eligible Veterans and their families, regardless of complexity to address biological, psychosocial, social, and environmental needs. The Coordinator is responsible for conducting assessments and education related to pre-dialysis initiation and transplantation. Duties include assisting with financial and insurance resources - such as filing a Service Connected (SC) claim/increase due to ESRD, Medicare enrollment, and secondary insurance - as well as coordinating community transportation referrals and VA travel. Additional responsibilities include community networking for education, interdisciplinary case presentations, and active participation in treatment and discharge planning to ensure timely, patient-centered care. The incumbent manages program data to support daily operations and evaluation. They develop data-driven quality improvement initiatives with defined goals and outcomes to assess program effectiveness. Responsibilities also include creating operational policies and procedures and preparing reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. Acts as a liaison between Patient Administrative Services (PAS), dialysis unit, providers, and accepting units by confirming acceptance and facilitating provider-to-provider communication, including sharing the accepting nephrologist's contact information with the VA nephrologist. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income b
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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) is the second busiest VA system in the nation and we are growing! Comprised of the Dallas VA Medical Center, Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic and Tyler VA Primary Care Clinic, VANTHCS is an integrated health care system with approximately 4,000 employees and over 1,600 volunteers and clinical trainees. VANTHCS also coordinates a Community Based Outpatient Clinic program throughout its 40-county primary service area to improve access to care for veterans throughout 38 North Texas and 2 in southern Oklahoma. Through these four distinctive facilities and relationships with