Behavioral Health Social Worker

As one of the busiest ERs in Utah Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community. We are on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect and demonstrate this daily with proactive focused caring interactions that comfort inform and promote healing among patients families and co-workers. We believe in doing whats right. We treat our employees fairly work hard use resources wisely and are constantly striving to improve the quality and safety of care we deliver to our patients. We offer a Level III trauma center STEMI cardiac receiving center Certified stroke treatment center and orthopedics specializing in helping athletes recover from sports related injuries.

As our Behavioral Health Social Worker you will participate in patient assessment counseling support and resource linkage. You will provide counseling to patients and families as well as organizing and leading support groups.

Every day you will work closely with physicians and other medical staff to aid patients in understanding treatment options facilitating decision-making as well as providing a variety of other casework services in acute care areas outpatient and in the community. Your role demands empathy strong communication and collaborative problem-solving to ensure comprehensive support for patients and families navigating mental health challenges.

To be successful in your role you will strategically contribute to comprehensive patient care by meticulously assessing needs providing counseling support and vital resource linkage for patients and families. You will demonstrate exceptional collaboration with physicians and medical staff guiding decision-making and delivering essential casework services across acute care outpatient and community settings thereby enhancing patient well-being and understanding of treatment options.

• Assesses patients psychosocial history cultural and spiritual needs through observation interviews and clinical data.
• Identifies patient needs and current resources (e.g. financial patient rights insurance family support).
• Provides social casework services as part of an interdisciplinary approach.
• Functions as a patient advocate by communicating with patient family and staff regarding ethical dilemmas and identifying patient needs unmet by current resources and exploring alternate methods to meet patient needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to build a trusting relationship with patients and families that will aid in adjustment to illness loss and decision making regarding the patients treatment and care.
• Provides education to increase patient and family knowledge of illness health maintenance/treatment options and use of appropriate level of care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a behavioral health clinician who is passionate aboutmeeting patients where they are and providing meaningful patient-centered mental health care throughout their hospital journey. This position serves as a therapist within the hospital supporting patients from the moment a behavioral health need is identified through crisis intervention treatment and inpatient care. Clinicians will conductlevel-of-care assessments provide crisis intervention and disposition planning and follow an inpatient therapy caseload allowing them to work face-to-face with patients throughout different stages of their behavioral health journey.

The role includes facilitating therapeutic groups providing individual support and interventions and working closely with providers nursing and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure each patients mental health needs are heard understood and addressed. We are looking for a clinician whothrives in a fast-paced environment enjoys variety values teamwork and brings a compassionate trauma-informed approach to care. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful connections with patients while helping create a safe supportive and therapeutic experience during some of their most vulnerable moments.

• Masters Degree
  
• One (1) year of related clinical experience
  
• LCSW LSW or LPC License
  
• Basic Life Support