Clinical Social Worker - Behavioral Health Admin

Job Description

Peace Health is seeking a Clinical Social Worker – Behavioral Health for a full‑time, 1.00 FTE, day position. The salary range for this role is $46.27 – $69.41, with the hiring rate dependent upon education, training, work experience, seniority, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Springfield is located in the Willamette Valley, nestled between two rivers. Just two hours or less to Portland, the Oregon Coast, and the high desert, the area offers abundant opportunities for outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, and winter sports.

In the behavioral health unit, the clinical social worker plays a central role in patient stabilization and care transitions beyond traditional social work functions. This role includes completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments on all admitted patients, actively shaping individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, and serving as the primary liaison to identified supports and community partners. The social worker coordinates legal processes, referrals, and post‑hospital care, educates families and supports on discharge plans and safety considerations, provides individualized therapeutic interventions, facilitates group therapy, and ensures continuity of care through proactive discharge planning and participation in interdisciplinary rounds.

The Clinical Social Worker coordinates the development and implementation of patient care/treatment plans through diagnosis and clinical assessment of psychiatric, chemical dependency, and psychosocial needs as they relate to medical and behavioral care. The position provides disposition and discharge planning, risk assessment, case management, and coordination of services to ensure continuity of care.

• Complete appropriate intake documentation, provide ongoing assessment, develop treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, manage multiple complicated cases, and maintain current knowledge of community resources.
• Monitor patient needs and progress, develop aftercare plans, and maintain documentation throughout hospitalization.
• Provide brief therapeutic interventions with patients, families, and community staff in coordination with the physician and treatment team.
• Serve as an integral member of the treatment team in the provision of therapy and aftercare planning.
• Ensure compliance with privacy and confidentiality laws and interface regularly with legal entities to address treatment needs.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluation of services provided for department quality improvement plans.
• Maintain current understanding of issues related to culture, ethnicity, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and religion, and utilize appropriate communication skills.
• Provide information, education, and direction in response to community requests.
• Access pharmaceutical and community resources to provide patients with needed psychiatric medications.
• Diagnose, assess, and address mental health and chemical dependency conditions; perform risk assessments for suicidality, homicidality, and grave disability.
• Screen and identify patients who need care management per high‑risk criteria.
• Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive discharge plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited graduate school of social work.
• At least 2 years of clinical experience with the designated population.
• Preferred experience in hospital, emergency room, chemical dependency, or community agency settings.
• Required credentials: LCSW (OR), CSWA (OR), or LMSW (OR).

• Familiarity with medical terminology and conditions as they impact discharge needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proficiency in documenting on an electronic record.
• Knowledge of community resources, Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance requirements as they relate to continuing care (preferred).

• Ability to…