Social Worker MSW Prdm - Weekends

Company: CEDARS-SINAI
Location: Cerritos
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

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
  Working Title:Social Worker MSW Prdm - Weekends
  Department:Dir-Med Social Services
  Business Entity:Corporate Services
  Job Category:,Patient Services,Patient Services
  Job Specialty:Social Work
  Position Type:Per Diem
  Shift Length:8 hour shift
  Shift Type:Day

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