Social Worker - Intensive Outpatient Clinic

Overview

Job Title
: PS Social Worker

Working Title
:
Social Worker - Intensive Outpatient Clinic

Location
:
Campus, Salt Lake City, UT

Department
: 00728 - UUMG OPS

Type of Recruitment
:
External Posting

Pay Rate Range
: $65,000.00 - $82,000.00

Open Date
: 01/23/2026

Close Date
: 04/23/2026

FLSA Code
:
Professional

Patient Sensitive Job Code?:
Yes

Standard Hours per Week
: 40

Full Time or Part Time?:
Full Time

Shift
:
Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area
: U of U Health - Academics

Title/Track
:
Career Progression Track – UGR

Track Level
: (see details in the listing)

Location Details
:
Campus, Salt Lake City, UT

Summary
:
The Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC) at University of Utah Health provides professional counseling services to individuals with complex medical and psychosocial needs. The IOC operates as an interdisciplinary team of medical and behavioral health providers to improve outcomes and reduce overall cost of care. The IOC serves a Medicaid population under a capitated model with University of Utah Health Plans;

no billing is required.

Additional Context
:
In 2023, Governor Cox’s One Utah Health Collaborative recognized the IOC as a leader in comprehensive care delivery and sustainable financial innovation. The IOC was also featured in Meet Me Where I Am – a short film that premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. The university seeks staff committed to compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust.

Position Overview:

The IOC is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) or Clinical Mental Health Counselor (C.M.H.C.) to provide professional counseling services to individuals with complex medical and psychosocial needs. The IOC operates as an interdisciplinary team delivering comprehensive care oriented around bio-psycho-social needs. Therapy activities include individual and group counseling. At minimum, the ideal candidate will have working knowledge of trauma and substance use disorders.

Case management experience is preferred. The IOC serves a Medicaid population and operates under a capitated model with University of Utah Health Plans; no billing is required. This position reports to the IOC Medical Director and will support the IOC patient population and the clinic team located at the University of Utah Population Health Center near Rose Park.

This position is considered Category I:
Mandatory and required on campus or health care facilities to support on-site operations. Employees in this category must be physically located at 168 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 if healthy and without COVID-19 symptoms.

• Provides regular (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) therapy to patients to work toward psychosocial goals and address sources of adversity, including histories of trauma, using evidence-based and trauma-informed strategies.
• Develops and facilitates groups focused on skill-building and creating community and trust among patients.
• Provides acute mental health support via phone and in-person visits.
• Works collaboratively on the interdisciplinary team—making sound therapeutic recommendations and supporting conflict resolution for individuals, couples, and/or groups.
• Develops and implements individualized treatment approaches to meet the needs of each patient and their families.
• Collaborates with all treatment team members, including medical providers, to improve awareness of the impact of social and emotional factors on health and well-being.
• Applies life span growth and development principles to support patients in achieving behavioral health goals and improving outcomes.
• Delivers high-quality, tailored care as described in IOC policies and procedures and University of Utah standards of care.
• Identifies and arranges community resources for individualized patient support, including post-treatment financial assistance, shelter, and transportation.
• Identifies outside resources (e.g., community agencies) to assist patients in resuming life in their community and empowering patients…