Social Worker (MSW/LCSW) - Full time - Marina del Rey Hospital

Make a difference every single day!

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital and its staff aim to exceed the expectations of our patients, their families and the community with a service-oriented attitude. We seek excellence, courtesy, teamwork, respect, communication and enthusiasm in our future colleagues. If you are looking for exciting career opportunities with growth potential, come and join the team at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital!

The Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for inpatient and Emergency Department patients. As a member of the multidisciplinary team, they perform comprehensive assessments and assist with developing a plan that integrates medical and social resources. Functions include crisis intervention, patient/family intervention, high-risk screening, and brief counseling, referring to identified resources and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high-risk patients are identified. Establishes and maintains professional relationships with physicians, case managers, nursing staff, county agencies, community resources, patients/patient representatives.

• Assures that social service/discharge planning activities are integrated and coordinated within the hospital system by effective communication at all levels.
• Develops specific, measurable, realistic plans and objectives, which enhance social service delivery.
• Ability to perform a psychosocial assessment and reassessment on all patients. This includes pediatric, adolescent, geriatric and the general patient population. Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health errors. Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Interacts professionally with patients/families and involves patients/families in the information of the plan of care.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to physicians and all ancillary services. Consults other departments as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
• Coordinates and directs social services to ensure patients’ needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
• Provides appropriate resources and support to the facility staff.
• Performs consultative activities including recommendations for changes in service delivery. Acts as the social services liaison for the department, particularly in the areas of: Advance Care Planning discussions, complex discharge planning, and biopsychosocial assessments.
• Assesses behavioral health patients and arranges evaluations, 5150 hold, input psych transfers and/or arrange to output. Follows up as appropriate.
• Attends team rounds and participate in interdisciplinary collaborations. Assists in addressing recommendations from psychiatry and neuropsychology, including coordinating discharge to substance abuse treatment centers and mental health programs.
• Utilizes clinical judgment in making recommendations that will assist in addressing psychosocial barriers to treatment and discharge planning, coordinates discharge for often complex cases and under-resourced patients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Master's Degree in Social Work. (Minimum)

Work Experience:

• Two (2) years of Clinical social work experience. (Preferred)
• Two (2) years of experience in hospital based, medical setting, and palliative/hospice care preferred. (Preferred)
• One (1) year of MSW internship may be considered. Discharge planning experience preferred. (Preferred)