CC Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Holy Cross Hospital West Valley; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Holy Cross Hospital West Valley in Utah seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to coordinate post-discharge plans with Case Managers and ECIN, manage discharge processes, advocate for patients, and connect them with community resources.

The role requires an LCSW with discharge planning expertise, strong organizational and communication skills, ability to work within an interdisciplinary team, and a trauma-informed, patient-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work required.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Utah) required.
• Experience with discharge planning and community resources preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid systems a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs across physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual domains and connects to referrals.
• Facilitates discharge planning with patient, families, and treatment team; documents actions.
• Identifies and coordinates community resources to meet patient needs post-discharge.
• Monitors patient status and updates care plans per Case Management referrals.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to implement holistic plans of care; supports patients and families through transitions of care.

Skills

Discharge planning

ECIN navigation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Education

MSW degree

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Licensed Clinical Social Worker, you will coordinate and implement post-discharge plans in close coordination with Case Managers, utilizing the Extended Care Information Network (ECIN).
Every day you will manage patient discharge processes, provide essential advocacy for patients, and facilitate referrals to critical community resources, ensuring seamless transitions of care and comprehensive support.
To be successful in this role, you will be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with expertise in discharge planning and community resource navigation. Your strong organizational skills, ability to utilize ECIN, and commitment to patient advocacy are essential for effective care coordination.

• Assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of records, and interfacing with interdisciplinary team and caregivers to ensure appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates discharge planning working with patient, families, and treatment team making any needed referrals/arrangements and documenting actions.
• Assesses patient/family emotional, social, and financial needs and assists in setting up community resources to meet these needs.
• Assesses/reassesses patient's clinical and psychosocial status, premorbid status, community services utilized, and diagnosis and treatment plan per Case Management referral.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plan of care.
• Provides support to patients and families who are having difficulty coping effectively with changing medical conditions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a behavioral health clinician who is passionate aboutmeeting patients where they are and providing meaningful, patient-centered mental health care throughout their hospital journey. This position serves as a therapist within the hospital, supporting patients from the moment a behavioral health need is identified through crisis intervention, treatment, and inpatient care. Clinicians will conductlevel-of-care assessments, provide crisis intervention and disposition planning, and follow an inpatient therapy caseload, allowing them to work face-to-face with patients throughout different stages of their behavioral health journey.
The role includes facilitating therapeutic groups, providing individual support and interventions, and working closely with providers, nursing, and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure each patient’s mental health needs are heard, understood, and addressed. We are looking for a clinician whothrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys variety, values teamwork, and brings a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to care. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful connections with patients while helping create a safe, supportive, and therapeutic experience during some of their most vulnerable moments.

Job Requirements

Required

• Master's Degree Soical work
  
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  
• Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning, hospital operations, excellent communication/presentation skills
• Knowledge of third party payment systems, Medicare/Medicaid programs
  
• Maintains current knowledge base of community services through continuing education

Where You'll Work

As one of the busiest ERs in Utah, Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community. We are on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect and demonstrate this daily with proactive, focused, caring interactions that comfort, inform and promote healing among patients, families, and co-workers. We believe in doing what's right. We treat our employees fairly, work hard, use resources wisely, and are constantly striving to improve the quality and safety of care we deliver to our patients. We offer a Level III trauma center, STEMI cardiac receiving center, Certified stroke treatment center, and orthopedics specializing in helping athletes recover from sports related injuries.