St. Luke's Health System

🚀 Why Consider a Career in Behavioral Health and Social Work?
 Imagine having a career where you can use your understanding of people, emotions, and health to help others through some of the hardest moments in their lives—whether they’re dealing with illness, injury, or major life changes.

Social Work careers offer:
• 🎓 Clear education and career paths – options at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Clinical levels
• 💸 Strong earning potential with advanced (Master’s/Clinical) licenses
• ⏰ Flexible schedules – work days, nights, weekends, part-time or full-time
• 🏥 Variety of work settings – hospitals, urgent care, clinics, oncology, and more
• 🔄 Room to grow – specialize in areas like pediatrics, emergency care (ED), therapy, or forensic interviewing

👀 This Might Be a Great Fit If You…
 • Love helping people
 • Are passionate about mental health
 • Want to make a real impact without doing clinical tasks like needles or procedures
 • Enjoy solving problems and helping in real, visible ways
 • Want a career that can grow and change with you

💨 Medical Social Worker
What you do: Support patients and families as they navigate healthcare, access resources, and cope with life challenges

🎓 Education
 Master’s degree from schools such as:
 • Idaho State University
 • Boise State University
 • Walla Walla University

 Licensure
 • Master’s degree in Social Work
 • Pass licensing exams through ASWB and obtain state licensure

🔥 Why it’s awesome:
• ‍♂ You’re the patient’s go-to advocate
• 🔍 Every day brings new challenges to solve
•  You’re an important part of the healthcare team
• 🚨 You help people through life’s toughest moments
• 💡 You connect people to life-changing resources

🍼 Mental Health Therapist

What you do:
 • Evaluate patients’ mental health needs
 • Diagnose mental health conditions (with proper licensure)
 • Create and manage treatment plans to support healing and growth

🎓 Education
 Master’s degree from schools such as:
 • Northwest Nazarene University
 • Boise State University
 • Idaho State University

Licensure
 • Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage & Family Therapy
 • State licensure (may include clinical licensure depending on role)

🔥 Why it’s awesome:
•  You help people understand and improve their mental health
• 💬 You build meaningful, supportive relationships with clients
• 🌱 You get to see real growth and progress over time
• 🛠️ You teach skills people can use for the rest of their lives
• 🌍 You can work in many settings—schools, hospitals, private practice, and more

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.