Travel Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - $2,264 per week in Torrance, CA

Licensed Master Social Worker
Location: Torrance, CA
Agency: TalentBurst Inc.
Pay: $2,264 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 12/7/2026

About the Position

Job Description
Start date: ASAP
First Time Traveler: No
Ratios: 1:35
Years of experience: 2-year acute hospital case management experience required
Will be required to watch up to 2 units on the weekend and focus on discharge planning
Weekend REQ: Every other weekend. Must be available for holiday coverage
CA state license: Preferred
Pending License accepted: Yes
RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Acute Care Facility
Scrub Color: scrubs or business casual

• Years of Experience:
  2 year(s)
  Note: Acute Social Work Experience
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic

• Travel Experience Required:
  Yes
  Note: can screen to manager for review
• marked with * are preferred
  MSW
• marked with * are preferred

  Psychiatric Hospital

  5150/ Involuntary holds
  Complete intake and admission screenings
  Participate in development of treatment plan
  Perform Bio-psychosocial assessments
  Provide patient and family education, support and advocacy*
  Work with multi-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care

  Case Management/Utilization Review

  Admission Criteria
  Appeals and Denials*
  Benefits Eligibility*
  Care coordination
  Determine Medical Necessity per Evidence-Based Guidelines*
  Discharge Planning
  Disease management
  Needs Assessment/ Order DME
  Plan of Care*
  Prior Authorizations*
  Worker's comp case management*

  Knowledge of specialized areas

  Adoption / Foster Care

  Knowledge of Protective services

  Adult protective services
  Child protective services
  Emergency detention
  Guardianship
  Power of Attorney

  Hospice

  Advance Directives

  Professional Knowledge and Skills

  Advance Directives*
  Americans with Disabilities Act*
  High risk intervention patient vulnerability or safety risk*
  Knowledge of cultural issues*
  Patients with communication problems (hearing, speech)*

  Care Coordination

  Assists patients with navigating the Department of Children and Families (DCF) process*
  Collaborative care
  Coordinate services to home care and equipment following discharge
  Coordinates with internal and external team members*
  Documents pertinent information to facilitate care coordination
  Participates in care conference activities
  Refers to other disciplines/resources
  Refers to rehab and long term care facilities
  Supervises staff effectively and efficiently

  Assessment

  Biopsychosocial assessment
  Review of Health history*

  Work Settings

  Case management
  Home Healthcare*
  Hospice*
  Long Term Acute Care (LTAC)*
  Psychiatric Hospital*
  Rehab*
  Short Term Acute Care Inpatient Medical Social Worker

  Documentation/Communication

  Documentation according to plan of care
  Documentation of care delivery, plan, goals, etc
  Documentation of patient/caregiver teaching/learning
  Documentation reflects understanding of coverage criteria
  Documents patient response*

  Education

  Educates patient/caregiver to facilitate discharge
  Provide / reinforce individualized patient/caregiver education*

  Acute Hospital

  Emergency Department*
  ICU*
  L&D / Mother-Baby*
  Medical Surgical
  NICU*
  Pediatrics*
  Psychiatric*

  Counseling/Therapy

  Facilitate discharge and contingency planning
  Family therapy

  Knowledge of Community programs (income/insurance)

  Food stamps*
  HMOs*
  Medicaid
  Medical Transportation*
  Medicare
  Medication Assistance*
  Prior Authorization*
  Social Security*

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