Job Details

Healthy Steps Specialist

Position Number: 7112073
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Counseling

Healthy Steps Specialist

Job Summary

Job Summary
The South Main Clinic at the University of Utah School of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Social Worker that shares our vision and passion for caring for children and their families. The Social Worker will be responsible for integrating counseling services with overall patient care.

This position is located at the Department of Pediatrics South Main Clinic on 3690 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

Excellent health care coverage at affordable rates (see the Summary Comparison for more information)
14.2% retirement contributions
Generous paid leave time
11 paid Holidays per year
50% tuition reduction for employees, spouses, and dependent children
Flex spending accounts
University provided basic employee life insurance coverage equal to a salary of up to $25,000
Variety of elective insurance coverage, including life insurance, short and long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and pet.
Free transit on most UTA services
Employee discounts on a variety of products and services, including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
Professional development opportunities

Additional benefits information is available at https://benefits.utah.edu/.

Responsibilities
Essential Functions

Conduct team-based well-child visits with the primary care provider; monitoring development, social-emotional functioning, and relational health, and providing anticipatory guidance.
Work closely with pediatric primary providers around care coordination, goal setting, coaching, and education about key aspects of a child's development.
Conduct consultations on a short-term basis for needs regarding development and/or behavioral concerns such as sleep, positive parenting, picky eating, etc.
Maintain a family support line and responds to and tracks call requests within the designated response time.
Participate in reflective supervision meetings.
Conduct home visits and may accompany families to key medical, specialty, and community agency appointments as needed (not anticipated to be a common need).
Facilitate parent/caregiver groups.
Maintain community resource directory/database.
Provide referrals and track follow-up.
Participate in community-wide early childhood and/or mental health meetings.
Provide consultation and/or facilitate training to medical professionals and practice staff re: early childhood development, early relational health/infant early childhood mental health, and trauma-informed practice.

DisclaimerThis job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Comments Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those requiring psychiatric care.

The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Minimum Qualifications
Required
Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
One of the following
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) certificate for clinical practice in the State of Utah.
Current license to practice as a Certified Social Worker in the State of Utah.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Preferences
Department Specific Preferences

Fluency in Spanish, both oral and written.
Experience working with infants and toddlers (ages 0-3).

Applicants will be screened according to preferences.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN44854B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: 40 hours per week. Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Department: 00848 - Pediatric Administration
Location: Other
Pay Rate Range: $60,000 - $86,392
Close Date: 7/24/2026
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/200772