An Integrated Mental Health Therapist at Westfields Hospital & Clinic works with patients, families, care givers, and health care team members in partnership with the community to help patients achieve optimal health goals. This person will provide patients with support, education, referrals, and resources through comprehensive, coordinated, patient and family-centered care. The Integrated Therapist provides culturally appropriate, non-judgmental, compassionate care while maintaining professional accountability and engaging in continuous quality improvement.

• Comprehensive Clinical Assessments.
  • Ensures that all interventions are performed and documented according to professional clinical standards.
  • Completes clinical assessment including patient's social history, social resources, financial resources, environment, self-care capacity, mental/emotional status, strengths, and weaknesses.
  • Facilitates establishment of plan to meet client's needs with patient/family and available community resources. Makes appropriate referrals.
  • Assists family in accessing available resources.
• Information and referral for community resources to patients and families.
• Establishes and maintains resource file by county.
  • Establishes contacts at county and community agencies to maintain updated information on programs.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of financial resources in the community for assisting with complex adult cases.
  • Assesses patient/family needs and facilitates connection with appropriate community resources.
• Short-term, brief-intervention counseling, or pre-therapy for complex cases.
  • Assists patient and family members in identifying psychosocial issues/impacts or their situation, facilitates connection with appropriate community resources.
  • If patient/family situation dictates ongoing therapy needs (more than 1-4 visits) refer to appropriate community resource.

Work Schedule:

• .5 FTE/20 hours weekly - Days

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program and State of Wisconsin licensure (LCSW) or license eligible.
• Clinical Social Work experience with individuals and families.
• Working knowledge of, and experience with, family systems theory, individual and family counseling, and trauma-informed care practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in EPIC computer system

Benefits:

• At Westfields Hospital & Clinic, we believe in providing our employees with exceptional benefits to help you thrive in your work. In addition to competitive wages, we offer a benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance; 403b retirement program; competitive paid time off (PTO); short-term disability pay, long-term disability and life insurance options; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); education reimbursements; employee assistance programs (EAP), employee well-being program; free parking; employee recognition and rewards; social club discounts to area attractions and events; community volunteer pay.

About Us:

Westfields Hospital & Clinic is part of HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. Located just 30 minutes east of the Twin Cities in the beautiful St. Croix Valley, Westfields is an award-winner hospital serving western Wisconsin with primary, acute, emergency and outpatient health care services. Our campus is in New Richmond, where you'll find a comfortable small-town feel, just a stone's throw away from Minneapolis and St. Paul.

As a partner for good, we believe that outstanding health care comes from combining science with compassion, spirit and humanity. Everyone on our team helps make health care and insurance simpler and more affordable for all. Join us and become a partner for good, helping to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members and the communities we serve.

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