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INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW
INTERVIEWEE: DANIEL LEWIS
INTERVIEWER: DAVID LEWIS
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DANIEL LEWIS
Job Title: Social Worker
Place of Employment: Fresenius North America
Fun fact: Daniel is my older brother
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HOW DID YOU BECOME A SOCIAL WORKER
I was frustrated with my old occupation and decided I wanted a change. I had met several social
workers who helped our mother adjust to dialysis and transition to transplant. The level of
fulfillment they achieved from carrying out the duties of their jobs made me research the
profession. I applied to UNC’s school of social work, earned my Master of Social Work degree,
and the rest is history. I now work at two dialysis centers serving over 400 patients.
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WORKDAY ACTIVITIES
Keep up communications by reading and responding to emails
Assist patients by conducting psychosocial assessments, educating patients on dialysis coping
skills, and insuring access to medicines, insurance, and transportation to and from dialysis.
Work with the interdisciplinary to insure that a patient has the greatest quality of life
possible.
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WHAT IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE YOU FACE ON A TYPICAL DAY
The most difficult part of the day is usually facing issues with patients that you have no power to
affect positive change in. These are usually barriers to independence that are difficult to
remove. Heart failure, homelessness, strokes resulting in unusable limbs are just a few tough to
address issues. Changes to Medicare have also made it difficult to assist patients. Many referrals
for services can no longer come from me or the nephrologist. Patients have to report to their
primary care physician for anything not directly related to dialysis. So if a person needs to see a
therapist, he or she must see a primary care physician, and be referred from there.
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WHAT SKILLS DOES ONE NEED TO OVERCOME THIS CHALLENGE
Patience
Perseverance
The ability to say “no” when a patient asks for something beyond your capability
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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO IS PURSUING A SIMILAR CAREER
Be a people person
Be aware of your own biases
Be culturally aware
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