Social Worker (LCSW) (Outpatient)

Adventist Health Portland; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health Portland is seeking a licensed clinical social worker to provide psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and consultation to patients and families in the hospital setting. The role includes supervisory leadership within the social work team and collaboration with other disciplines to support whole-person care.

Qualifications include a Master’s in social work and an LCSW license; three years of clinical experience and experience with behavioral health are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in social work required.
• Three years’ clinical experience including crisis intervention and psychotherapy preferred.
• Experience with behavioral health clients, including assessment and education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional and social needs related to diagnosis and treatment.
• Formulates and implements comprehensive psychosocial treatment plans with individual, marital, family, or group therapies as indicated.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary teams and provides leadership from the clinical social work perspective.
• Documents assessment plans and interventions following department and hospital guidelines.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Individual psychotherapy

Group psychotherapy

Behavioral health

Documentation

Education

Master’s Degree in social work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Job description

Job Description

Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.

Job Description

Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.

Job Summary

Provides psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as discharge planning to and consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. Functions in a supervisory role as a team leader.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

• Master’s Degree in social work: Required
• Three years' experience with clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy: Preferred
• Experience in working with behavioral health clients providing direct assessment, diagnosis formulation, treatment planning, treatment intervention and education to members and/or family members: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in state of practice: Required

Essential Functions

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
• Formulates, develops, and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Provides crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, family and/or group therapies as well as grief and bereavement work.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary health care teams and provide leadership in representing clinical social work perspective/liaison with patient and family.
• Documents assessment plans, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital and/or health system guidelines and standards.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

JOB INFO

Job Identification : 74648

Job Category : Therapist

Posting Date : 2026-10-23T21:25:38+00:00

Job Schedule : Full time

Job Shift : Day Shift

Locations :

• Portland, OR, United States

Assignment Category : Part-time regular

Pay Range : The estimated base pay for this position is $34.67 to $51.97. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Hiring Department : Cancer Care Services

Shift Length : 8 Hours