Social Worker - MSW - Med/Surg

Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
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. At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, the MSW Social Worker in our Med/Surg Unit will assisting 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
Qualifications Education:
  • Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work with a master's degree
Licenses/Certifications:
  • Prefer LCSW
What else are we looking for?
  • Prefer a minimum of 2 years experience in an acute care hospital setting
  • Med/Surg experience preferred
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