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Keck Medicine of USC · 5 hours ago

Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$96K/yr - $158K/yr

3+ years exp

Keck Medicine of USC is a leading healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate to oversee clinical and operational duties within the Care Coordination department. The role involves coordinating staff, managing clinical responsibilities, and ensuring quality improvement activities to enhance patient care.

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Responsibilities

Coordinates and integrates various clinical resource management activities on intradepartmental, Interdepartmental and hospital wide levels

Takes an assignment when necessary to provide care to patients

Establishes and maintains performance improvement and quality control activities which support the Department and the hospital

Monitors staff’s clinical responsibilities in providing psychosocial assessment, interventions, and evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment plans in accordance with standards of practice and scope of care

Provides consultations to staff on difficult cases and provides a second opinion

Keeps staff’s licenses, certifications, fire card and annual health assessment’s up to date

Plans for appropriate staffing, monitors, and adjusts as indicated by patient census, acuity or staffing changes. Creates and publishes daily Work Assignment by 8:00 AM

Assists with staff evaluations. Plans for provision of services through appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff

Assists the Director in staff performance appraisals and performance management activities including monitoring attendance records

Performs document review audits for completeness, accuracy, appropriateness, and clarity of documentation by staff

Supports and mentors staff

Manages escalations from staff

Provides for orientation, training and continuing education of staff

Actively assists with staffing transplant clinic and selection committees

Works with staff to ensure necessary information is transmitted to the Independent Living Donor social worker

Assists Leadership in establishing long and short-term goals for the Department, and remaining within acceptable variance of departmental operational and productivity budgets

Monitor space/resource requirements and utilization of outside resources

Assists with KRONOS time keeping

Proactively implements and maintains systems/protocols to improve operations

Completes eSRM reports

Is a team player

Displays a positive attitude

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Master's in Social WorkClinical Social Worker ExperienceSupervisory ExperienceLicensed Clinical Social WorkerCertified Clinical Transplant Social WorkerBasic Life Support CertificationClinical Supervision CourseFire Life Safety TrainingAnalytical SkillsCustomer Service CommitmentTeam PlayerPositive Attitude

Required

Master's degree in Social Work/Social Welfare from an accredited college or university

2 years Experience as a clinical social worker in health care setting, including an acute hospital or related area

1 - 2 years Previous supervisory experience

Demonstrated ability to effectively work with physicians, staff, and patients

Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision

Demonstrates ability to manage staff escalations

Committed to excellence in patient care and customer service

Ability to perform a variety of complex analytical and administrative duties and manage conceptual assignments

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW (CA DCA) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in state of California

Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association

Board Certified Board of Behavioral Sciences approved 15-hour clinical supervision course

Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)