Social Worker - Clinical Assessment Center

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

Under the oversight of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.), the Social Worker provides psychological and social support to patients and families and may integrate counseling services with overall patient care. The role helps patients meet psychosocial needs through supervised mental health therapy or by facilitating adjustment to treatment, hospitalization, or transition into the community after therapy.

The position is part of University of Utah Health, an organization focused on patient care, research, and education. The university is a Level 1 Trauma Center with five hospitals and eleven clinics.

Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Provide care appropriate to the population served and to the ages of patients on the assigned unit.
• Demonstrated human-relations skills and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, solve problems, and resolve conflicts for individuals, couples, and groups.
• Ability to identify and arrange individualized community resources for patients, potentially including post-treatment financial assistance, shelter, and transportation.
• Ability to make recommendations based on experience regarding policy and service delivery.
• Knowledge of life-span growth and development principles and ability to assess patient-status data and provide care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Obtain a current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system within 30 days of hire.
• Hold either a current Utah Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) certificate for clinical practice or a current Utah Certified Social Worker license.
• Meet any additional license requirements determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients through interviews and psychosocial assessments to establish and develop treatment plans and goals with the licensed treatment team.
• Provide approved counseling, including social work assessments and counseling or treatment for patients, families, or significant others.
• Identify and provide information and referrals to community resources, including shelter, transportation, future treatment plans, and financial assistance.
• Develop and provide stress-management and wellness treatment plans for inpatient and outpatient populations.
• May perform case management duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed