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About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.

Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

Astria Health is seeking a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) to join our team!

This position will be at our Grandview (Birch) Clinic. This is a Monday - Friday position. More details of workday at interview.

What you get to do every day!

An LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) provides mental health counseling and therapeutic services to individuals, families, and groups, addressing a variety of emotional and behavioral issues. They assess, diagnose, and develop treatment plans to support clients in managing mental health conditions, while adhering to ethical and professional standards. LICSWs often work in settings such as hospitals, schools, and private practices, offering support for clients in need of mental health intervention.

• Perform on-site clinical counseling services to clients
• Communicate timely and professionally with clients, colleagues, and the client's treatment team
• Acts as a professional resource for colleagues in addressing complex case issues and may provide clinical supervision as required.
• Develops and may facilitate trainings for treatment staff.
• Documents patient progress and ensures the accuracy of medical records.
• Keep patient files accurate and up to date.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field.
• Current Washington state LICSW licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with clients.
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

This position is identified as a non safety-sensitive position, however impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.