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Job Summary and Responsibilities

Are you a passionate and skilled LCSW or CSWA with a deep commitment to mental health? Do you seek a challenging yet profoundly rewarding role where your expertise directly transforms lives?

Mercy Medical Center is seeking a dedicated **Clinical Social Worker** to join our compassionate team, providing vital counseling and therapeutic services to individuals navigating mental health and addiction challenges. This is an unparalleled opportunity to offer comprehensive support, from assessment and intervention to crucial discharge planning, truly guiding patients on their journey to well-being.

Imagine a role where you:

+ **Become a Pillar of Support:** Assess and deliver critical counseling services to patients receiving mental health and/or addiction services, making a tangible difference in their lives.

+ **Provide Expert Evaluation:** Potentially extend your expertise by evaluating referred patients in the Emergency Room/Medical Unit for our Behavioral Health Unit.

+ **Deliver Comprehensive Therapy:** Provide holistic therapy and case management services, including in-depth assessment, impactful individual, family, and group therapy, empowering family psychoeducation, and thoughtful discharge planning.

What You'll Do Every Day to Transform Lives:

+ **In-Depth Needs Assessment:** Precisely assess the behavioral health needs of patients seeking treatment for mental health or addiction services.

+ **Risk Management & Communication:** Assess, communicate, and meticulously document risks related to potential harm to self or others, ensuring patient safety.

+ **Psychosocial Expertise:** Conduct thorough psychosocial assessments to gain a comprehensive understanding of each patient's situation.

+ **Strategic Discharge Planning:** Actively participate in and implement effective discharge planning, ensuring continuity of care and successful transitions.

+ **Empowering Therapy:** Provide powerful individual, family, and group psychotherapy sessions that foster healing and growth.

+ **Skilled Intervention:** Implement a range of evidence-based intervention techniques tailored to patient needs.

**Shift:** Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Student loan repayment program as well as relocation assistance offered!

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

+ Deep Clinical Expertise: Your ability to assess, diagnose, and provide effective therapeutic interventions in complex mental health and addiction cases.

+ Compassionate Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills to build rapport, establish trust, and communicate effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

+ Crisis Management Skills: Ability to identify and manage risk with strong communication about potential harm.

+ Oregon LCSW or CSWA with one (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting (LCSW licensure required within 2 years).

+ Master's in Social Work (MSW).

+ Two (2) years of experience in evaluation and clinical intervention with a mental health population preferred (but we encourage all qualified applicants!).

Where You'll Work

At CHI Mercy Health, you'll discover a place where your professional growth is deeply valued within a truly supportive and rewarding environment. For over a century, our commitment to Compassion, Inclusion, Integrity, Excellence, and Collaboration has guided every interaction, shaping how we care for our patients and uplift one another. Today, as CHI Mercy Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth. We are proud of our state-of-the- art care and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join CHI Mercy Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

Pay Range

$38.72 - $56.14 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.