Outpatient Therapist - MHI

Intermountain Health • South Ogden, UT

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Social Worker provides outpatient mental health care within the Mental Health Integration (MHI) model, which integrates collaborative mental health care into everyday primary care practice. The position supports South Ogden, Roy, and McKay Dee Internal Medicine and works directly with Primary Care Providers and their teams to clarify complex diagnoses, plan treatment, and provide solution-focused interventions. The MHI approach helps patients and families receive services within primary care, improves clinical decisions, and reduces the burden on Primary Care Providers.

The role uses clinical expertise to assess psychosocial needs, develop and implement appropriate plans of care, assess crises and provide needed resources or referrals, and deliver individual and family treatment as indicated. The therapist collaborates with patients, significant others, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and other involved parties. The selected candidate must complete internal credentialing before starting; the stated current timeframe is 60–90 days.

Requirements

• For the psychologist pathway: Doctorate degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Psychology from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
• For the psychologist pathway: Current psychologist license in the state or states where patient care is delivered.
• For the LCSW, LMFT, or CMHC pathway: Master’s degree in social work or a related field from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
• For the LCSW, LMFT, or CMHC pathway: Current state licensure as required by the state.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills, including email and word processing.
• Ability to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Ability to communicate verbally and hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing.
• Ability to walk and assist with transporting or ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• Ability to push or pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items, and navigate crowded rooms with equipment and cords.
• May need to stand in a stationary position for an extended period.

Nice To Haves

• PSYPACT eligibility or PSYPACT authorization.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ medical and mental health histories and current presentations to understand treatment needs.
• Diagnose and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including through psychotherapy or psychological testing as appropriate.
• Develop plans of care independently or with input from patients, families or significant others, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
• Provide treatment based on patient needs and evidence-based interventions.
• Assess crisis situations and provide appropriate resources or referrals.
• Refer patients to community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers as appropriate.
• Document pertinent information regarding patients’ plans of care.
• Consult with the multidisciplinary team to develop treatment, behavior, and discharge plans.
• Collaborate with Primary Care Providers and care teams to clarify complex diagnoses and plan effective treatment.
• Work with patients, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and other involved parties.

Benefits

• A $2,500 sign-on bonus for external candidates only.
• A benefits package described as covering a wide range of programs to support wellness and help caregivers live healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time