Job Description
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons we've achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
The Social Worker MSW - ED/Transplant Float SW at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
Provides 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 Departments 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.
Whats this role all about?
Psychosocial evaluation -- identification of problems affecting efficient 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 tackle the problems of the patients.
Develops and maintains positive relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies.
Initiates program planning and development in assigned services/programs.
Qualifications
Licenses/Certifications:
Prefer LCSW
Experience Requirements:
Two (2) plus years of experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred)
ED or Transplant experience
Educational Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work with a masters degree
Cedars Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, and it is the largest private academic medical center in the Western United States. The Cedars Sinai main campus, which encompasses nearly 24 acres, is located at the point where the cities of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood meet. Cedars Sinai has been recognized annually by U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 best hospitals in the U.S. The institution most recently placed No. 7 among a select group of 20 Honor Roll hospitals and ranked nationally in a dozen specialties. In addition, Cedars Sinai ranked No. 3 in California and No. 2 in the Los Angeles metro area.
Within Cedars Sinai, the Institute for Research on Health Aging conducts multi-disciplinary research that prioritizes the prevention of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disease, and cancer. Our focus is on translating new research discoveries into pragmatic interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging across diverse populations. Our approach involves human physiology, cohort, and clinical trial studies and our team includes established experts in population, clinical, translational, basic, and data science.