Licensed Clinical Social Worker NICU, L&D Full Time Days

Job Description

Job Description

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian (CHA HPMC) is a nationally recognized acute care facility that has been caring for the Hollywood community and Los Angeles Areas since 1924.

Join our Global Network and be a CHA Global Ambassador

CHA HPMC is also a part of the world-renown CHA Health System (CHS). CHS has CHA University which consists of 14 education institutions including medical school, nursing school and pharmacy. CHA global network operates 81 hospitals and specialty clinics, 30 research and 31 bio / pharmaceutical / healthcare companies with 14,000 employees in seven countries.

Our New Facility is seeking for Top Talents

The best women’s hospital in Los Angeles is looking for current RN candidates to staff Operating Room, Emergency Department, Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby care units to be housed in our expanding new patient tower facility scheduled to open next year. Come be a part of this dedicated and caring team right in the heart of Hollywood.

Position Summary :

Counseling and psychosocial services are provided to the patients, their families, significant others to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impinge on their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one care environment to another

• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, reading and comprehension; and reviewing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and / or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the populations checked below : Infant (x) Pediatric (x) Adult (x) Geriatric (x)
• Verbalizes and / or demonstrates knowledge of clinical information and practicing essential to assuring provision of age-specific care to infants, pediatric, adult, and geriatrics.
• Enhances professional growth and development through the participation in education programs, staff meetings, in-services / workshops and successful completion and maintenance of required certifications of specialty areas.
• Assesses the patient's social, emotional, functional, and financial needs and provides brief psychosocial counseling and crisis intervention to assist patients and family to cope with changes related to hospitalization and / or medical condition.
• Acts as a liaison and advocate for patient's and family.
• Makes referrals to community agencies pertinent to patient's needs.
• Performs high risk screening for obstetrics, prenatal, post-partum, neo-natal, and pediatric area, as well as suicidal / overdose, oncology, and AIDS patients.
• Assesses and reports cases of suspected abuse / neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services, Adult Protective Services or LAPD as indicated.
• Assists with discharge planning to patients with complex psychosocial issues.
• Collects and revises information on community health and welfare resources.
• Documents all interventions in the medical record and completes required statistics.

Serves as preceptor to MSW student interns.

Minimum Education :

Preferred Education :

Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications :

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Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation :

Shift : Days

Shift Hours : 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm

Weekly Hours : 40

Type / Status : Full Time

FTE : 1