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Clinical Social Worker, LCSW - MNS-ISP (Per-Diem)

Job ID 12056 Location California, United States Job Category Patient Services Date posted 09/05/2025

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A Little More About What You Will 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. Is responsible for identifying patients who have psycho/social needs on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Is 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

  • Evaluates and implements social service programs for patients with psycho/social issues focusing on seniors, catastrophic and chronically ill patients.
  • 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.
  • Develops social service documentation tool/templates in EMR for Social Work consults, family counseling and group sessions and IS reports for outcome measurements.
  • Implements transitions of care between inpatient and continued outpatient follow up and vice versa.
  • Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
  • 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

Education

Masters of Social Work from an accredited school required
Experience
  • Two years of clinical social work experience including palliative or hospice care, and discharge planning, with experience in project management preferred
Licenses/Certification
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker - CA LCSW required


Req ID : 12056
Working Title : Clinical Social Worker, LCSW - MNS-ISP (Per-Diem)
Department : MNS ISP
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Patient Services
Job Specialty : Social Work
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $47.35 - $75.76
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