Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Crisis Stabilization Center

Job Description

Position Summary



EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

UMC is home to Nevada's ONLYNonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLYMagnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Position Summary:

Identifies psychosocial and psychological needs of a patient or a family member and provides intervention through various counseling techniques.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:
Master's Degree in Social work and three (3) years of experience in clinical social work.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Current Nevada State License as a Clinical Social Worker.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:
Individual, group and family counseling theories; federal, state and case law applicable to clinical counseling; acute and chronic psychological conditions; social and environmental factors affecting clients to be served; small group theory, behavioral dynamics, and group interaction; coping skills, strategies and defense mechanisms; behavior management techniques; community resources; psychological conditions and psychopathology; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.
Skill in:
Assessing mental health state of patients and developing effective treatment plans; building therapeutic alliances; observing and interpreting verbal/non-verbal behavior and applying counseling theories; handling difficult and sensitive situations using good judgment; mediating conflicts resulting in a positive outcome; diffusing emergency and highly volatile situations using effective crisis intervention techniques; creating innovative solutions to patient's needs; establishing and maintaining detailed patient and treatment case files; preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence and written memoranda; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or an eligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

• Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System "PERS"! https://www.nvpers.org/front
  • Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
• Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (twelve scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
• Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
• Nevada has no State Income Tax
• No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Closing Date/Time: 11/20/2026 5:00 PM Pacific