Caseworker

Under general supervision, responsible for working within a multidisciplinary team providing clinical care to community adult and adolescent outpatients with serious mental illness, substance use disorder and other co-morbid conditions. Responsibilities Evaluates and assesses patient's behavior, emotional responses, interpersonal relationships, and social conditions. Gives diagnostic impressions and treats adults, adolescents, and families. Develops individual treatment plans for patients and documents case records as needed. Maintains regular contact with each assigned patient to monitor responses to services and identify problem areas. Assists with developing and implementing evidence-based treatment models. Responsibilities may include crisis interventions as needed. Performs all other duties as assigned. Qualifications Ability to analyze, compare and evaluate aspects of the treatment program. Primary activities and decision making authority will be performed under the supervision of a licensed clinician. Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner. Ability to observe a patient's issues, and analyze what is needed to help them without putting them at further risk. Ability to work one-on-one with patients every day, working with people in close situations, be a good communicator and listener. Ability to talk with patients and their families and be able and willing to deliver both good and bad news in the most compassionate way possible. Ability to write progress notes according to standard, assessments, memos, letters, various complex reports and other documents with acceptable spelling and grammar. Education: Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, or psychology is required. Required Skills One (1) year of experience in a health care setting is required. Benefits Overview UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits. Medical UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates. Dental Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist. Vision Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Disability Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working. FSAs Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses. Retirement Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers. Time Off Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire. Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken. Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment. Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year. Discounts Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership. EEO Statement UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Job Info Job Identification 6953 Job Category Clinical Programs & Services Posting Date 05/20/2026, 09:14 PM Locations 0810 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX, 78249, US (On-site) Job Schedule Full time Job Shift 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Organization N1012 - UT Nursing Clinical Enterprise, N1000 - Dean Nursing Sch, UT Health Science Center, UT Health Science Center Department N1012 - UT Nursing Clinical Enterprise #J-18808-Ljbffr UT Health San Antonio