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**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** Day Shift **Description:** **COUNSELOR SOCIAL WORKER** **SUMMARY:** Provide evidence-based individual, group, family, and educational services including assessment and psychotherapy. Document clinical and consultative activities in patient electronic medical record. Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team to help assure the most appropriate treatment of patients. Works to develop and promote the programs and objectives of the department. **REQUIREMENTS:** + Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Idaho + One to three years of experience in a mental health setting required. + Experience in multiple therapy techniques preferred. **WHAT YOU WILL DO:** + Conduct evaluation of patients and collaborate with healthcare team members to support the emotional, mental, environmental, bio-psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and/or their family/caregivers, as applicable. + Ability to clearly document at each visit objectives, measurable goals and progress toward goals and identify the expectations of counseling with patients. + Ability to recognize when patient has achieved maximum benefit from therapy and professionally terminate care when patient is not progressing toward goals despite any needed treatment plan modifications or when patient has reached their goals. + Counsel patients and families regarding recommended levels of care, community resources and financial arrangements, as the program defines. + Interventions may include but are not limited to, individual or family counseling, referral to internal and external community resources, crisis intervention, grief counseling, supportive therapy, substance abuse referral, support groups. + Complete all patient care documentation within the standards of the Trinity Health Timely Documentation policy. + Participates in team meetings. + Mentors students during internships, as applicable. **HIGHLIGHTS AND BENEFITS:** When Saint Alphonsus takes care of you, you can take better care of our patients. We foster personal and professional growth and offer opportunities that empower our colleagues to develop their careers. Our belief in work-life balance compliments the natural beauty, diverse landscapes, and outdoor recreation lifestyle that is unique to Idaho and Oregon. + We offer market-competitive pay, generous PTO, and multiple options for comprehensive benefits that begin on day one. + Benefits for your future include retirement planning and matching, college savings plans for your family, and multiple life insurance plans that can change as your needs develop. + We are proud to offer Employee Assistance Programs, tuition reimbursement, and educational opportunities to help you learn and grow. Visit to learn more! **MINISTRY / FACILITY INFORMATION:** Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based ministry and not-for-profit health system serving Idaho, Oregon, and northern Nevada communities. The health system boasts 4 hospitals, 609 licensed beds, and 73 clinic locations. Through innovative technologies, compassionate staff, and healing environments, Saint Alphonsus' goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative, and community-based. + Best Large Employer, Forbes + Top 15 Health Systems in the country by IBM Watson Health + The region's most advanced Trauma Center (Level II) + Commission on Cancer Accredited Program through demonstrating an uncompromising commitment to improving patient survival and quality of life. **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran

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