Outpatient Social Worker

37800 Primary Childrens - Behavioral Health; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health seeks a Clinical Social Worker to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement care plans, and coordinate with families, providers, and community resources. The role emphasizes crisis response, discharge planning, and collaboration across a multidisciplinary team.

The position requires a Master’s in Social Work and licensure (LCSW, CMHC, or LMFT), with a full-time schedule and a 9:00 am–5:30 pm shift. Salary ranges are posted in the job description

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Current State Licensure as LCSW, CMHC or LMFT.
• Proficiency with computer systems (email, word processing).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient medical and mental health history to understand treatment needs.
• Organizes daily work by prioritizing patient needs in assigned areas.
• Diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Performs social work consultations for patients and caregivers.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments and develops plans of care.
• Provides crisis support and bereavement interventions as needed.
• Coordinates with care teams and outside agencies to ensure timely discharge and continuity of care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Crisis assessment experience

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

LCSW licensure

CMHC or LMFT licensure

Job description

Job Description

The Clinical Social Worker utilizes clinical expertise to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement plans of care appropriate care team, assess crisis situations to appropriately provide needed resources and or referrals for the patient, and to provide family and individual treatment as indicated.

This position works collaboratively with patients, patient's significant other, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all other involved parties.

Job Specifics

Pay Range Clinical: $35.60 - $54.93

Exempt Benefits Eligible: Yes

FTE: Full time

Shift: Five 8hr shifts, 9:00am - 5:30pm

REQUIRED: LCSW, CMHC or LMFT.

Job Essentials

• Assesses the patient's medical history, mental health history, and current presentation to understand the patient's needs from treatment.
• Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.
• Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Performs social work consultation for patients and caregivers.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments.
• Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other social work interventions as necessary.
• Develops a plan of care either individually or with input from the patient, patient family and significant others, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Modifies care plans to reflect changes in patient status.
• Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.
• Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues.
• Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.
• May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.
• Acts as an advocate on behalf of patients and families, where appropriate, to ensure effective communication with multidisciplinary care team, outside agencies and other resources as necessary.
• Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation in the medical record using knowledge of documentation standards for the department to facilitate communication with team members. Documentation is done in compliance with all clinical guidelines and billing/reimbursement standards.
• Complies with federal, state, local, and clinical program/facility standards.
• Acts within scope of the Mental Health Practice Act.
• May identify patients at risk for potential avoidable delays, extended stay, readmission, financial or complex discharge needs.
• Coordinate with care providers and leaders to reach optimal solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Degree in Social Work. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified. Current State Licensure as LCSW, CMHC or LMFT. Computer Skills, i.e., email, word processing. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams. Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc). May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location

Primary Childrens at Taylorsville. Work City: Salt Lake City. Work State: Utah. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40. The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $35.60 - $54.93

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Policy and Expectations

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Company Overview

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Careers and Growth

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

Program Support

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

Additional Notes

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.