Social Worker

CommonSpirit Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a dedicated Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, care planning, counseling, and crisis intervention for individuals and families facing complex challenges. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and advocate for clients, leveraging community resources to promote well-being.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and knowledge of community resources, with a focus on crisis management and patient

Qualifications

• Master's Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the CSWE.
• A minimum of two years of clinical and/or medical social work experience.
• Fire Safety, within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop care plans.
• Provide counseling and crisis intervention, connecting clients to resources.
• Advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support.
• Support and empower clients, fostering positive change and empowerment.
• Coordinate with community resources and ensure timely referrals.

Skills

Empathy

Crisis intervention

Interpersonal skills

Community resources

Advocacy

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges.

Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources. You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.

To be successful in this role, you must possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment.

• Advocacy & Education: Patient/Family Self Care Management, Patient/Family Health Management Education, Bioethics Referrals & Management, Physician, Staff & Community Education, Care Coordination Education & Training, Risk Management Identification & Referral
• Psychosocial Management. Crisis Intervention, Psychosocial AssessmenUFunctioning, Counseling Support & Referral, Abuse/Neglect Identification & Referral (Partner, Child, Elder), Family Issues Affecting Care, Coping/Emotional AdJustment, Grief/Bereavement Support (Individual & Group), Adoption Resources, Health/Wellness Promotion, Substance Abuse Screening/Resources, Psychiatric Screening/Behavior, Management, Staff Support and Crisis Intervention (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing)
• Patient / FamIly Care Conferences: interdisciplinary Care CommunicatIon/CoordInatIon, Continuity of Care Planning Management.
• Continuity/Transition Management: As part of Care Coordination team, facilitation of Patient decisions and communications regarding post-acute care; professional responsibility for knowledge of community resources related to clinical social work scope of service and functions and social worker discretion; maintaining appropriate up to date resource lists; education for patients/families about availability of community resources, mental health service coordination, Hospice
• Community Resource CoordInatIon; Life Care Planning, Palliative/End-of-LIfe Care, expert consultation on health care resource management; team and patient education regarding CCS/Medicare/Medi-Cal/SSI
• Performance & Outcomes Management: Understanding of Federal/State/Local Regulatory Agency Compliance, Joint Commission Standards Compliance, Evidenced Based Practice; Understanding of Organizational Financial Performance/Management, Length of Stay, Cost per Case, Revenue Cycle
• Job Requirements*Required
• Master's Degree from a School of Social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.
• A minimum of two years of clinical and/or medical social work experience
• Fire Safety, within 90 days of hire

Preferred

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker: CA

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$51.97 - $71.57 /hour