Social Worker MSW (Per Diem) - Med/Surg - Los Angeles, CA
About The Position
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, the MSW Social Worker in our Med/Surg Unit will assist in providing a full range of social work services in collaboration with other Cedars-Sinai Medical Center staff to meet the psychosocial and discharge planning needs of patients/families/significant others. Active participation in Department's continuing education/staff development programs. Involved in program planning in assigned service areas along with the organization of social work activities. Provides social work services to patients and their families with psychosocial needs. To assure patients receive benefit from medical and/or psychiatric care and post-hospital planning. Psychosocial evaluation -- identification of problems affecting optimal patient care and the development of a treatment plan Crisis intervention Individual and family counseling Discharge planning and case coordination Interdisciplinary discussion of psychosocial implications of illness including consultation regarding treatments and resources designed to solve the problems of the patients Develops and maintains productive relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies Initiates program planning and development in assigned services/programs Performs other related duties as directed This is a Per Diem position.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work with a master's degree
- 2 years of Clinical Social Work experience in an acute care hospital setting preferred
- Med/Surg experience preferred
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA LCSW) preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides social work services to patients and their families with psychosocial needs.
- Assures patients receive benefit from medical and/or psychiatric care and post-hospital planning.
- Performs psychosocial evaluations, identifying problems affecting optimal patient care and developing a treatment plan.
- Provides crisis intervention.
- Offers individual and family counseling.
- Manages discharge planning and case coordination.
- Participates in interdisciplinary discussions of psychosocial implications of illness, including consultations regarding treatments and resources.
- Develops and maintains productive relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies.
- Initiates program planning and development in assigned services/programs.
- Performs other related duties as directed.
- Active participation in Department's continuing education/staff development programs.
- Involved in program planning in assigned service areas along with the organization of social work activities.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
