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Clinical Social Worker roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. Healthcare systems, community mental health centers, and government agencies regularly sponsor foreign clinical social workers, particularly those with a Master of Social Work and state licensure.
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158 Case Management
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
First Shift (United States of America)
Shift & Status
What Will you Do?
As a Clinical Social Worker at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of a tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. You’ll be responsible for a group of patients, directing their care by crafting an individualized treatment approach which includes discipline-specific interventions. You will ensure each patient receives the appropriate level of service, and will communicate with families, referral sources, and insurance providers as you coordinate world-class care.
Our Clinical Social Workers are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses and prioritizes patient/client treatment needs including discharge needs.
- Implements plan of care and collaborates with the clinical team to assure a uniform plan of care.
- Provides individual, group, and family therapy or interventions; psychosocial assessment, including assessment of co-occurring disorders (group therapy is not provided on the Neurodevelopment Disorder unit).
- Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.
- Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients/clients including engaging, deescalating, screening, and managing crises.
- Serves as a liaison between community resources, family, patient/client, and hospital- or clinic-based providers of care.
- Assures appropriate length of stay based on continual reassessment of patient’s/client’s progress towards goals.
- Responsible to monitor for and report to the manager, attending physician, or appropriate team leader any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to adverse outcomes.
- Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to patients.
- Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ through relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity and professional excellence.
What Does Role Require:
Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree required in social work, LLMSW or LMSW.
- For Substance Abuse programs: A Master's degree required in behavioral health sciences and two years post graduate work in substance use disorder treatment. Additional experience of two years post graduate mental health work preferred.
- Must hold current Michigan licensure in the field of social work.
- One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient's needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures.
- One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient’s needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures, is preferred.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
- 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
- Generous PTO for full and part time employees
- Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
- Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
- Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.
Notice:
Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.
Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services requires all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions. Pine Rest is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
Cost Center
158 Case Management
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
First Shift (United States of America)
Shift & Status
What Will you Do?
As a Clinical Social Worker at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of a tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. You’ll be responsible for a group of patients, directing their care by crafting an individualized treatment approach which includes discipline-specific interventions. You will ensure each patient receives the appropriate level of service, and will communicate with families, referral sources, and insurance providers as you coordinate world-class care.
Our Clinical Social Workers are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses and prioritizes patient/client treatment needs including discharge needs.
- Implements plan of care and collaborates with the clinical team to assure a uniform plan of care.
- Provides individual, group, and family therapy or interventions; psychosocial assessment, including assessment of co-occurring disorders (group therapy is not provided on the Neurodevelopment Disorder unit).
- Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.
- Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients/clients including engaging, deescalating, screening, and managing crises.
- Serves as a liaison between community resources, family, patient/client, and hospital- or clinic-based providers of care.
- Assures appropriate length of stay based on continual reassessment of patient’s/client’s progress towards goals.
- Responsible to monitor for and report to the manager, attending physician, or appropriate team leader any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to adverse outcomes.
- Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to patients.
- Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ through relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity and professional excellence.
What Does Role Require:
Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree required in social work, LLMSW or LMSW.
- For Substance Abuse programs: A Master's degree required in behavioral health sciences and two years post graduate work in substance use disorder treatment. Additional experience of two years post graduate mental health work preferred.
- Must hold current Michigan licensure in the field of social work.
- One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient's needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures.
- One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient’s needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures, is preferred.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
- 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
- Generous PTO for full and part time employees
- Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
- Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
- Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.
Notice:
Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.
Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services requires all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions. Pine Rest is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Clinical Social Worker
Verify your MSW meets PERM requirements
PERM labor certification ties your green card to a specific minimum education requirement. Confirm your Master of Social Work degree is evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. MSW by a NACES-approved credential evaluation service before your employer files.
Obtain state licensure before targeting employers
Most clinical social worker PERM applications list state licensure as a job requirement. If you aren't yet licensed, the employer can't include it in the prevailing-wage determination without potentially creating a restrictive requirements issue during DOL audit.
Search for employers with EB-3 filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Clinical Social Worker positions by employers who have sponsored green cards before. Employers with PERM history in healthcare and social services move faster because they've already built the internal HR and legal processes.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your offer must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your specific county before your employer submits the prevailing-wage determination.
Target nonprofit and government employers for cap-exempt sponsorship
Nonprofit community mental health agencies and government social service departments can sponsor your green card without the H-1B visa cap constraint. These employers also tend to have established PERM workflows and are accustomed to multi-year sponsorship timelines.
Request concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing when your priority date is current
If your country of birth isn't in a backlogged preference category, ask your employer to file I-140 and I-485 concurrently once PERM is certified. Concurrent filing lets you start building employment authorization and travel benefits immediately.
Green Card Clinical Social Worker: Frequently Asked Questions
Do clinical social worker roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories are available. EB-2 applies if the position requires a Master of Social Work or higher and the employer can justify the advanced-degree requirement in the PERM job description. EB-3 covers the same role when a bachelor's degree plus licensure meets the minimum requirements. Most clinical social worker PERM cases file under EB-3 because the standard job description aligns with that category, but employers with specialized clinical roles sometimes qualify for EB-2.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for clinical social workers?
Green card sponsorship through PERM is permanent, not temporary. There's no annual cap lottery at the EB-3 level for most countries, so your employer can file anytime. The process takes longer overall, typically two to four years from PERM filing to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status. H-1B sponsorship also requires social work to meet USCIS specialty occupation standards, which can be harder to establish than the straightforward degree-and-licensure requirement used in PERM.
What documents do I need to support a clinical social worker PERM application?
You'll need a credential evaluation confirming your foreign MSW is equivalent to a U.S. degree, copies of your state social work license, and any documentation showing you meet the specific requirements in the job description. If your employer lists clinical supervision hours or a particular license level as a requirement, you'll need evidence you meet that threshold at the time of filing, not just by the time you start.
How do I find clinical social worker jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search Clinical Social Worker positions filtered by green card sponsorship history. Many healthcare systems and nonprofit mental health agencies sponsor regularly but don't advertise it prominently in job postings. Searching by employers who have filed PERM applications in the social services sector gives you a practical shortlist of organizations already set up to run the process.
Can my clinical social worker green card application be affected by a job change?
Yes. PERM labor certification is tied to a specific employer and job. If you change jobs before your I-485 has been pending for 180 days, your green card process restarts entirely with the new employer. After 180 days, AC21 portability lets you move to a same-or-similar clinical social work role without losing your priority date, but you'll need to notify USCIS and confirm the new position qualifies under the same occupational classification.