LICENSED OUTPATIENT SOCIAL WORKER

Idaho Falls Community Hospital is looking for a Licensed Outpatient Social Worker to join our team! 

JOB SUMMARY: The social worker provides clinically and culturally competent guidance and teaches skills to individuals, couples, families, and groups who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and well-being. Provision of emergency crisis evaluations in the emergency department are also a component of the position. Documentation of clinical work is accurate and completed on the same date as service. This individual seeks to improve upon clinical competencies through regular supervision, consultation, and continuing education.  The social worker may also perform other duties in the facility as deemed necessary by IFCH management.

BENEFITS:  

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Idaho Falls Community Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages. Benefits include: 

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 

Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off 

Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)  

Earned Quarterly Bonus Program 

Education Reimbursement Program 

Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital  

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (ICU Clinical Team Lead/RN)

1. Is able to perform treatments and provide services and education to level of licensure.
2. Maintains patient & employee confidentiality at all times.
3. Serve as a clinical resource to IFCH with patients experiencing mental health crises.
4. Complete clinical documentation of the patient on the date of service in the electronic health record.
5. Advocates on behalf of patients and their families to gain access to services and resources.
6. Provides provider support in complex cases.
7. Treats Patients and their families with respect and dignity.  Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
8. Functions as a liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers. 
9. Participates IFCH ethical meetings.
10. Assists in placing patients in facilities for inpatient care, working with proper officials for “hold” patients, or Designated Examiners for patients going to State Hospitals for treatment.  This includes not just the clinical work but appropriate, accurate and timely sharing of information. 

ABOUT IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: 

At Idaho Falls Community Hospital, helping our community get better is our number one priority. We are committed to providing compassionate, emergency care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Idaho Falls Community Hospital is proud to have a state-of-the-art Emergency Department, a stroke and diagnostic cardiac center, and a trauma center. 

Our work environment is collaborative, purpose driven and people centric. Our culture is unique and it is what makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference, we have a place for you on our team. 

Qualifications

Education/Certification:  Completion of graduate training at the Masters or Doctorate level in Social Work as well as licensure in their field of study at the LCSW level. Must have current BLS.  LMSW and LSW will be considered but LCSW is preferred. 

Experience:   Minimum of two years post graduate clinical experience in providing direct psychotherapy services in individual, couples, family, and group modalities.  Same time requirement post graduation for LSW.

Language/Communication: Must be able to communicate effectively in English.

Mental Capabilities:  Must have the capacity to work with a variety of clientele and conceptualize their concerns accurately during the interactions so as to provide relevant and meaningful clinical interventions specific to their needs. Must also have the ability to understand new scientific findings presented in peer-reviewed journals and clinical training with the skill to then implement this knowledge in a clinical setting.

Interpersonal:  Capable of developing rapport with a variety of patients, referring providers, and coworkers through positive verbal and nonverbal skills.  Able to defuse volatile situations with patients.  Always demonstrates a positive attitude and projects a sense of warmth in one’s demeanor that sets others at ease and invites open discussion.

Performance:  Ability to provide accurate and complete documentation of clinical work on the day of service. Ability to carry a full caseload of outpatients, work in a variety of modalities (e.g., individual, group, etc…), across a broad spectrum of psychopathology (e.g., diagnoses, acuity, etc…), and maintain high level of quality over time as evidenced by positive outcomes, maintenance of patients on caseload, patient feedback indicating high satisfaction, and positive compliance reviews.