PRN Renal Social Worker

Concerto Renal Services; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Career Advancement

Shift pick ups

Job summary

Concerto Renal Services is seeking a PRN Social Worker to join its team, providing psychosocial evaluations, counseling, and quality-of-life support to dialysis patients in Skilled Nursing or rehab facilities. You will participate in an interdisciplinary team, address psychosocial needs, and ensure timely care planning per CMS guidelines.

The role reports to the market Team Lead and indirectly to the Director of Social Services, leading monthly care plan meetings, coordinating with facility

Qualifications

• Experience conducting psychosocial assessments (initial, annual, or as needed).
• Experience administering screening tools (KDQOL, PHQ-2/9) and developing care plans.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in CMS-guided care.

Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop care plans with the interdisciplinary team.
• Therapeutic Support & Education: Provide counseling and education on dialysis, transplant options, and advance directives; support treatment compliance and quality of life.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Lead monthly care plan meetings with patients and staff; coordinate with facility teams and managers; support new openings.
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain EMR documentation and ensure CMS and policy compliance.
• Advocacy & Resource Coordination: Address concerns, assist with discharge planning, and connect patients with community resources.

Skills

Psychosocial assessments

Counseling

Care planning

Documentation

CMS guidelines compliance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Advocacy

Job description

Why Work at Concerto? What is in it for you?

• Clinical/Corporate Career Advancement
• Flexible Schedule
• Minimum of two (2) monthly shift pick ups

Who Are We?

Concerto Renal Services is an industry leader in sub-acute hemodialysis within a skilled nursing facility and/or long-term care facility. We are a rapidly expanding business with a simple mission: reimagining dialysis care, one community at a time. Our model focuses on ensuring those with end-stage renal disease receive the best possible care through a more convenient, centralized, continuous care model.

Why is this Role Essential?

Concerto is seeking a PRN Social Worker to join its team! This role provides psychosocial evaluations, counseling, and quality-of-life support to dialysis patients in Skilled Nursing or rehab facilities. As part of the interdisciplinary team, the PRN Social Worker addresses psychosocial needs, ensures timely care planning per CMS guidelines, and maintains detailed documentation to meet QAPI standards. The position reports to the market Team Lead and indirectly to the Director of Social Services.

What Will You Do?

1. Patient Assessment & Care Planning
   Conducts psychosocial assessments (initial, 90-day, annual, and as-needed), administers quality-of-life and depression screenings (KDQOL, PHQ-2/9), and develops individualized care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
2. Therapeutic Support & Education
   Provides counseling and education on dialysis, transplant options, and advance directives; delivers interventions to support treatment compliance and quality of life; and develops patient education materials.
3. Interdisciplinary Collaboration
   Leads monthly care plan meetings with patients and clinical staff, coordinates with facility teams, EQRS specialists, and regional managers, and supports new clinic openings and admissions.
4. Documentation & Compliance

Maintains accurate EMR documentation of assessments, interventions, and follow-ups; tracks and reports productivity and outcomes; and ensures compliance with CMS guidelines and Concerto policies.

1. Advocacy & Resource Coordination
   Addresses patient and family concerns, assists with outpatient dialysis placement and discharge planning, and connects patients with community resources while supporting grievance reporting.