Social Worker - Per Diem Norwalk

Overview

The Social Worker is responsible for delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assistance, as needed, with discharge planning. Interviews patients, makes social assessments, and interacts with families, significant others, physicians, and staff, to obtain information that will assist with patient’s ability to understand his or her medical condition(s). Makes recommendations for additional services upon discharge.

Ensures documentation in the medical record is clear and complete.

• Interviews patients and significant others to obtain information about social, emotional, and family situations. Communicates social and family information to attending physicians and other patient care team members. Enables patients and their significant others to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations through individual or group conferences. Determines social assessments for discharge planning. Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources are not available.
  
  Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
• Participates as a team member in conferences on behalf of patients with other health care personnel and other community agencies. Contacts community resources and other pertinent sources in order to arrange services on patient’s behalf.
• Performs a variety of services such as advising on social problems, arranging post-hospital plans for complex discharges and financial assistance. Ensures HIPAA compliance.
• Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background. Engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and taking deliberate actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.
• Participates in departmental studies and projects, reports, etc. required or assigned by Social Service Department.

Los Angeles Community Hospitals - Norwalk

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW) or related degree in human services
• Computer proficiency and literacy
• Knowledge of CMS, Medicare/Medi-Cal
• Familiarity with Joint Commission, CMS, CDPH requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the organization
• Ability to facilitate and lead interdisciplinary rounds

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related degree in human services
• One year of healthcare experience
• Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families

Min - $37.00 | Max - $37.00

Southern California Hospital at Hollywood is a 100-bed acute care facility and 24/7 urgent care with a mission and vision to provide compassionate healthcare accessible to everyone. Southern California Hospital at Hollywood provides comprehensive, high-quality medical care. As an acute care facility, we have physicians and specialists on staff for the following: cardiology, pulmonology, internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopedics, hematology, endocrinology, podiatry, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, and more.