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Cedars-Sinai Social Worker MSW Prdm - Weekends in Los Angeles, California
Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 times for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year, 3 years in a row. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. We hire people who are passionate about helping others and committed to being a blessing to our community. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!
What will you be doing in this role?
As a Social Worker you will provide a full range of social work services in collaboration with other CSMC staff to meet the psychosocial and discharge planning needs of patients/families/significant others. The duties for this role include:
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
Providing 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
Developing and maintaining productive relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies
Initiating program planning and development in assigned services/programs
Requirements:
Masters Degree in Social Work required.
One or more years of acute care hospital experience required.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
Availablility - Weekends
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.