SOCIAL WORKER
Company: Christ Community Health Services
Location: Memphis
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description POSITION DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE:
Social Worker DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health REPORTS TO: Social Work
Clinical Team Lead FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt CREATED DATE: 2/22/2021
REVISION DATES: 4/1/2021, 12/10/2021, 4/2/2024 POSITION SUMMARY
Social Workers support the Integrated Care Team by reducing social
barriers to health and facilitating higher level of care for high
risk mental health patients. This includes ensuring that patients
have ready access to resources, as well as coordinating connection
to community treatment resources. In addition, Social Workers
ensure excellent treatment coordination for high risk mental health
patients through hands-on clinic coordination, keeping the care
delivery team well-informed by bridging communication to and from
patients, PCPs, BHCs, and community behavioral health providers
when necessary. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Responds to identified patient
social determinants of health (SDoH) through further assessment and
connection to community resources. Monitors gaps in referral
connection and modifies referral accordingly Helps support food
bank deliveries, transportation to services, insurance sign-ups,
and patient engagement, as needed. Supports the psychological
well-being of high risk behavioral health patients on an assigned
patient caseload. Closely coordinates care with the patient’s
medical provider, BHC, and other care team members for monitoring,
tracking, and treatment planning Manage high risk referral process
and monitor follow-up needs, including discharge, ensuring ROI is
completed for all patients in caseload for coordinating care with
community providers and hospitals Provide back up for BHCs for
suicide risk assessments and disposition. Receive, coordinate, and
track referrals for mental health assessment and treatment with
community mental health providers Update patient registry within
eHR for patient monitoring and reporting to care teams, clinical
team leads, and Clinical Team Lead Function as liaison with mental
health and social service partners in the community to coordinate
services for patients. Works closely with care coordinators though
receipt of high risk referrals and update of regular care plan.
Attends regular supervision meetings with the Social Work Lead and
required staff meetings. JOBS THIS POSITION DIRECTLY SUPERVISES N/A
POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education : Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work,
Behavioral Health, or related field. Master’s Degree encouraged.
Experience : Patient care and social work experiences required.
Licenses or Certifications : MSW, BSW Mental Requirements Level 1 –
Requires some concentration and normal attention. Generally, once
the job is learned, the tasks can be performed more or less
automatically. Level 2 – Requires high periods of concentration
intermittently and normal attention. Generally, even once the job
is learned, tasks will require normal attention to deal with
recurring variables. X Level 3 – Requires a high level of
concentration and high level of attention intermittently.
Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number
of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates
the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close
attention. Physical Requirements Activity Approximate % of Time
Comments Sitting 60% Average depending on work site Standing 20%
Average depending on work site Walking 20% Average depending on
work site 100% Machines and Equipment Used: Machines, Equipment,
Tools Approximate % of Time Degree of Hand:Eye Coordination
Required Computer Varies Normal Telephone Varies Normal
Photocopier, fax machine Varies Normal Approximate percentage of
time incumbent spends in “on-the-job” travel , excluding commuting
to regular work location: Little to no regular travel will be
necessary OTHER REQUIREMENTS N/A
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