Mental health social worker Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Overview

University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with five hospitals including a level 1 trauma center, eleven community health centers, over 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members. University of Utah Health is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. In addition to our clinical delivery system, we have a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and College of Health providing education and training for over 1,250 providers annually. We have over 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics represents our clinical operations for the larger health system. Responsibilities

• Immediately responds to deployment request from Utah Crisis Line (988) dispatchers and / or 911 dispatchers for in-person, crisis and behavioral health emergency situations. Expected response time is arriving on scene within 30 minutes of law enforcement requests and within 60 minutes of community member requests.
• At the direction of MCOT dispatchers, triages and prioritizes community response based on highest acuity behavioral health emergencies.
• Following provided training and certification, acts as a mental health officer of the Salt Lake District Court to assess patients’ risk of harm to self / others and determine if involuntary commitment criteria is met for further assessment and / or hospitalization.
• Engages with the patient, family / friends, other first responders (to include law enforcement / EMS), and other individuals on scene to coordinate crisis intervention and collaborative emergency care.
• Follows all behavior management, de-escalation strategies, and crisis intervention protocols and procedures.
• Develops and implements individualized crisis response and safety plan to meet the needs of each patient (and their families as applicable) and coordinates with applicable community partners on contingency plans in case of behavioral health crisis escalation.
• Assesses and provides for the patient’s behavioral health and social needs through connection to the appropriate level of behavioral health care and community referrals based on departmental training, as well as hospital and State policy and emergency service protocols.
• Attends safety training which involves local law enforcement and / or University of Utah Health Safety and Security, as well as required training around situational awareness, risk assessments for both the patient and others, and appropriate response to potential on scene weapons or illegal substances.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Qualifications

Qualifications

Licenses Required

Qualifications (Preferred)

Preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

Physical Requirements Far Vision, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Speaking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

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