Social Worker - SafeUT (CSW, LCSW, ACMHC, CMHC)

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The Social Worker supports SafeUT, a service that enables students, parents or guardians, and educators to confidentially connect with a licensed counselor at Huntsman Mental Health Institute. SafeUT provides real-time chat and school safety tip submission for triage and possible coordination with school administrators or law enforcement partners. The service is available at no cost, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and serves Utah schools, higher education institutions, the National Guard, first responders, and their families.

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

Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Provide care appropriate to the population served.
• 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 and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on the assigned unit.
• Knowledge of life-span growth and development principles and ability to assess patient-status data and provide care according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Obtain a current University of Utah Health RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential within 30 days of hire.
• Hold 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, counseling, and/or treatment to patients, families, or significant others.
• Identify and provide information and referrals for community resources, such as 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