Cedars Sinai

Job Description

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2024-25” rankings. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to our groundbreaking biomedical research facilities and sophisticated medical education programs. We offer learning programs, tuition reimbursement and performance-improvement projects so you can achieve certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career.

We take pride in hiring the best, most hard-working employees. Our dedicated doctors, nurses and staff reflect the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

What will you be doing:

The Clinical Social Worker, LCSW is responsible for the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of all social service-related interventions for corresponding Departments. Will be identifying patients who have psycho/social needs on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Responsible for developing patient care goals and treatment plans as agreed upon by the patient's care team. Is also available to physicians and nurse case managers as a consultant for those patients with complex psychosocial needs and advance care planning.

• Attends ISP 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.
• Applies clinical judgment in making recommendations that will assist in addressing psychosocial barriers to treatment and discharge planning, coordinates discharge to B&C/ALF for often complex cases and under-resourced patients.
• Evaluates and implements social service programs for patients with psycho/social issues focusing on seniors, catastrophic and chronically ill patients.
• Develops social service documentation tool/templates in EMR for Social Work consults, family counseling and group sessions and IS reports for outcome measurements.
• Performs triage for patients within corresponding team(s) and assists in coordinating patient care delivery, including DPA/POSLT and documents pertinent information in the case management system.
• Implements transitions of care between inpatient and continued outpatient follow up and vice versa.
• Initiates team care conference to include patient, family and care providers.
• Evaluates daily caseload and assess achievement of long and short term goals; Modifies goals with providers and care team based upon patient outcomes.
• Compiles and presents statistics and reports relating to patient outcomes and document findings in the patients EMR.
• Follows up on communication to the referral source, IE, PCP, family member, case manager, home health personnel, community social worker, Health Plan, etc.
• Acts as the social services liaison for the department, particularly in the areas of: Advance Care Planning discussions, Complex discharge planning, Biopsychosocial assessments.
• Refers patients to agencies that provides supportive services optimizing patients health plan benefits.
• Assists in arranging community resources (i.e. meals on wheels, transportation services, adult day care, and info-line) and in the long term planning for patients transitioning to institutional setting.
• Provides alternatives for patients requiring specific services.
• Acts as the liaison to Population Health department in regard to chronic disease state management programs.
• Assists in the development and implementation of new policies and procedures for the department.
• Participates in advance care planning initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience Requirements:

Two (2) plus years of clinical social work experience including palliative or hospice care, and discharge planning, with experience in project management, preferred.

Educational/License Requirements:

Master degree in Social Work (MSW).

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

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Req ID : 7257

Working Title : Clinical Social Worker LCSW (Inpatient Specialty Program) - Onsite 8-Hour, Day Shift

Department : MNS ISP

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Patient Services

Job Specialty : Social Work

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $90,230.40 - $144,372.80