Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Position Available In Monroe, Alabama

Job Description:

WHO YOU AREYou are devoted and compassionate, and enjoy being onthe front lines of healthcare, changing the lives of your patients.

You’re passionate about partnering with an interdisciplinary teamto get to the root cause of a patient’s conditions, remove socialdeterminants of healthcare, and ensure the highest possible qualityof life and best outcomes for those in your care. You believepatients living with kidney disease deserve the bestperson-centered, holistic, comprehensive care and want to influencethe healthcare system to drive towards that. You don’t want tosacrifice quality over quantity, and you aim to provide the samelevel of care and commitment to your patients that you would toyour own family member. You thrive in innovative and evolvingenvironments with high rates of change. You are driven by processimprovements. Does this sound like you? If so, we should talk.

WHOWE AREEvergreen Nephrology partners with nephrologists to transformkidney care through a value-based, person-centered, holistic, andcomprehensive approach to kidney care. We believe patients livingwith kidney disease deserve the best care. We are committed toimproving patient outcomes and improving quality of life bydelaying disease progression, shifting care to the home, andaccelerating kidney transplants.

We help nephrologists focus on theright patients at the right time across the full care spectrum. Wedo this by providing them with the best-in-class interdisciplinaryclinical resources, analytical insight and tools, and services topatients.

We listen to the needs of our patients, our employees, andour client partners, continually working to push beyond the statusquo in which the care system manages patients today.

YOUR ROLEAs aSocial Worker with Evergreen Nephrology, you influence and ensurethe best clinical care for your patients. You leverage anintegrated technology platform and are complemented by an entireinterdisciplinary team including registered nurses, nurse caremanagers, health coaches, dieticians, pharmacists, psychiatrists,advanced practice clinicians, other social workers, and even othermedical specialists – all within the Evergreen Nephrologyfamily.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONSAs a Social Worker with EvergreenNephrology, you will own the behavioral health care plan for yourpatients, partnering with the Behavioral Health Advance PracticeProvider or psychiatrist and the interdisciplinary team to ensurethis aspect of the care plan is integrated into the full careplan.

Comprehensive management of behavioral health needs, includingassessment, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation, on alongitudinal basis, which minimizes the avoidable hospitaladmissionsProvide transitions of care support via collaborativepathways with inpatient, post-acute care facilities, and dialysiscenters, to ensure strong social support and behavioral health careplans as part of the overall transition of the care planPartnerwith Evergreen Nephrology’s care team to identify and eliminatesocial determinants of healthcare for your patients, includingfunctional capacity, home environment, health literacy, housinginstability, food insecurity, and caregiver support and in-homesupport service in care planningParticipate in ongoing scheduledconsultation with an interdisciplinary team to monitor patientprogress.

Weekly meeting with your market BH APP or psychiatrist toreview your active caseload.

Link patients to community resources asappropriateSupport patients through direct, telephonic and videobehavioral health care for patients with a higher level ofbehavioral health acuityAccurately identify and document behavioralhealth diagnoses and conditions and establish behavioral healthtreatment plans for the respective conditions.

Implement evidencedbased psychotherapies.

Cogently explain the Evergreen Nephrology IDTresources and clinical programs to patients and families; guidepatients toward quality-of-life decisions aligned with patientgoals and values. Recognize goal-directed care in response topatient needs is an important component of managing psychiatricconditions.

Represent Evergreen Nephrology commendably to patients,families, providers, and the communityOther duties asassigned

YOU’RE GOOD

ATYou reviewed the Who You Are section of thisjob posting and immediately felt the need to read on. That makesyou a match for our innovative cultureYou accept that things changequickly in a startup environment and are willing to pivot quicklyon prioritiesMaster’s degree in Social WorkAt least 12 months ofclinical experience, including the provision of psychotherapy.

Statelicensure or certification is required as a licensed independentclinical social worker or the highest licensure in state ofresidence.

Engaging patients in psychotherapy, especially CBT and BAwith a willingness to learn modalities that are new toyou.

Experience in caring for kidney care patients or a willingnessto learn.

Experience with team-based care, excellent collaborationskillsExcellent working knowledge of communityresources.

Exceptional capacity to multitaskSelf-directedComfortwith ambiguityStrong communication and teaching skillsDaily accessto a vehicle with a valid driver’s license

WE’RE GOOD

ATYou willbenefit from Evergreen Nephrology’s exceptional total rewardspackage, including competitive base pay with bonuses, paid time offstarting at four weeks for full-time employees, 12 paid holidaysper year, reimbursement for continuing medical education, 401k withmatch, health, dental, and vision insurance.

We are proud to offerfamily-friendly policies that support paid parental leave andflexible work arrangements.

We commit to a robust training anddevelopment program that starts with onboarding and continuesthroughout your career with Evergreen Nephrology.

As an inclusiveand diverse team, you will collaborate with like-minded healthcareprofessionals who, like you, understand the importance and value ofEvergreen Nephrology’s high-quality, value-based care model.

Commoncharacteristics of the people who comprise

EvergreenNephrology:

Smart, detail-oriented, mission-driven, entrepreneurial,and operates with urgency