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Social Worker - Perinatal Mental Health

Social Worker - Perinatal Mental Health

Intermountain HealthcareMurray , UT
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
Job description

Job Description

The Perinatal Case Manager position supports the maternal and infant health outcomes of by providing comprehensive and coordinated prenatal and early postpartum support services that integrates behavioral healthcare within the OB outpatient setting. The perinatal social worker is a licensed therapist who focuses on case management, psychosocial counseling and support, client psychoeducation and health promotion in an integrated care model to ensure that women have access to the services and information needed to have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.

Perinatal Case Manager responsibilities include :

  • Counsel patients during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum about specific psychosocial needs of patients by identifying psychosocial disorders
  • Assist in the screening, assessment, planning, arranging, and implementing of psychosocial programs
  • Delivers psycho-education about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in a group or individual setting
  • Perform short term counseling and crisis intervention as necessary
  • Provides psychosocial health counseling and support, including psychosocial care-planning, goal-setting, monitoring, follow-up, and psychosocial care plan revision.
  • Maintains clinical documentation in Epic.
  • Responsible for the content of education and counseling programs for both individual patients or groups of patients and serves as liaison to community, individuals and groups as appropriate.
  • Assist in the implementation of community and social programs, including Prenatal Plus and the ROSES program.
  • Coordinate with clinical, health education, community health and other staff members in the provision of services to patients. Provide referrals for services needed.
  • Coordinate with other organizational entities involved in psychosocial and mental health services.
  • Provide clinical supervision of students in graduate education programs
  • Provide in-service presentations to staff as needed

Minimum Qualifications :

  • Master degree in Social Work from and accredited program is required
  • Current valid LCSW license
  • Three (3) years experience as a Care Manager in an acute care setting.
  • Preferred

  • At least five (5) years of care management in an acute care setting- Care Management Certification is preferred
  • Physical Requirements :

    Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.

    Location :

    Saint Joseph Hospital

    Work City : Denver

    Work State : Colorado

    Scheduled Weekly Hours :

    The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

    We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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    Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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