Social Worker MSW (Per Diem) - Med/Surg

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Beverly Hills, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Community Health, Community Relations, Crisis Intervention, Discharge Plans, Hospital, Identify Issues, Patient Care, Problem Solving Skills, Program Planning, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Work, Staff Development, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Beverly Hills, CA
POSTED
27 days ago

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

Experience Requirements:

  • 2 years of Clinical Social Work experience in an acute care hospital setting preferred
  • Med/Surg experience preferred

Educational Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work with a master's degree

Licenses/Certifications:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA LCSW) preferred

About the Company

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
WEBSITE
http://www.cedars-sinai.org