Keck Medicine of USC · 6 hours ago
Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate
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
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)
Preferred
Certified Clinical Transplant Social Worker (CCTSW) Valid and current California License
Company
Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC is a Healthcare Center.
Funding
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