Associate Social Worker

Job Title: Associate Social Worker (License-Eligible Clinician)

Department: Behavioral Health

Reports to: BH Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared by: Human Resources

Last Modified: 02/19/2025, 02/11/2026, 06/25/2026

Job Summary

The Associate Social Worker (ASW) will be an integral part of our healthcare team, providing essential mental health services to patients in a community-focused, compassionate manner. As an ASW at UCHC, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families who may face barriers to accessing quality healthcare.

General Accountabilities

• Provide mental health services to diverse patient caseloads. 
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to best practices. 
• Interviews patient and family members; prepares psychosocial assessments, addressing all pertinent issues of participants. 
• Collaborate with outside agencies to ensure coordinated care for a variety of populations. 
• Evaluates data and works with the care team to develop a single plan of care that supports the patient’s overall health and well-being. 
• Monitor and coordinate the delivery of services for clients as related to behavioral health. 
• Link clients with other treatment providers within the primary care setting and external providers with consent. 
• Function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. 
• Maintain protocols and procedures for integrated behavioral health activities. 
• Provision of telehealth/remote services as permitted by funding/revenue reimbursement.
• Ensures charting and documents meet UCHC quality assurance and funding source requirements. 
• Works closely with the Quality Assurance department to support documentation compliance. 
• Perform other tasks as required by management. 

Job Qualifications

• Master of Social Work required.
• Registration with California Board of Behavioral Sciences required; working toward licensure in good standing. Proof of ACSW registration number required upon hiring.   
• Appropriate certifications and/or licensure with at least three (3) to five (5) years of related experience.
• Knowledge of evidence-based behavioral assessments and interventions relevant to medical conditions, e.g., disease management, treatment adherence, and lifestyle change. 
• Care-management skills and knowledge of local resources for outside referrals. 
• Consultation liaison skills. 
• Experience working with underserved communities such as undocumented workers, unaccompanied minors, LGBTQ+ populations, communities of color, youth/adolescents, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness. 
• Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management. 

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication. 
• Problem solving skills. 
• Active listening. 
• Social perceptiveness. 
• Critical thinking. 
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs. 

Skills: Language

• Bilingual-English/Spanish is required.

Physical Requirement

• Physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 25 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting.  Considerable walking may be involved. The ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time is required.
• Flexibility to work in multiple locations throughout the week.  
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to travel to all UCHC facilities as needed.
• Occasionally required to sit and walk.
• Finger dexterity required.
• Hand coordination required.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust or focus.

Work Environment

• Exposure to adverse conditions.
• Exposure to extreme heat.
• Exposure to extreme cold.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to high, precarious places.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Possible risk of electrical shock
• Exposure to explosives
• Possible risk of radiation and vibration.
• Protective clothing or equipment is required including: gloves, helmets, steel-toed boots, protective eyewear.
• The noise level in the work environment usually is high.

Acknowledgement:

I understand that I may be asked to perform job-related duties not listed in the description and that my duties may change at any time, according to the UCHC needs. Nothing in this position description is intended to create a contract of employment of any type. Employment is strictly on an at-will basis.