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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

The Penn Transplant Institute Living Donor team are looking for a Social Worker to work as an Independent Living Donor Advocate role working with potential Kidney and Liver Living Donors!

Summary:

• Responsible for conducting bio-psychosocial assessments on living donor candidates for Kidney and Liver transplant programs, providing support to patients and families, developing safe and timely discharge plans, and facilitating access to community resources and support services. Professional activities will be carried out in accordance with the code of ethics established by the National Association of Social Workers.

Responsibilities:

• · completes comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluations that contribute to the evaluation of patients for transplant candidacy

• addresses complex issues that impact patients’ mental, emotional and social readiness

• assists patients with navigating complex healthcare systems, intricacies of eligibility and success in the post-transplant phase of care

• advocates for patients’ needs and well-being, provides crisis management, and facilitates access to community resources and support services

• collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on care plans and to create and facilitate a safe and timely discharge plan from the hospital to home, community or institutional settings.

• maintains detailed and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record and ensures compliance with all governing bodies

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Education Specialization: Master's in Social Work (required).

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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