Social Worker III - HIV Mental Health

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10164 Ryan White Grants

Pay Range

$77,584.00 - $129,292.80

Shift: Day

Who We Are: Ryan White Grants within Infectious Disease. Children's National Hospital provides clinical care and support for patients at risk for and living with HIV and support for those who help care for them. Special Immunology Services serves approximately 230 children, adolescents, young adults and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Our HIV Services Mental Health Program provides psychological services to youth enrolled in the Ryan White Program at Children's National.

About the Role: The Social Worker III fosters positive and professional interpersonal relationships with patients/families, physicians, hospital staff, community agency representatives and visitors. Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment for identified patients and based on findings, facilitates interventions. Effectively uses interpersonal communication skills to resolve conflicts and promote healing environment. The Social Worker III must be credentialed through the CN Medical Staff Office and eligible to bill for services provided in an outpatient setting. They are responsible for independent clinical practice, providing individual, family or group psychotherapy with patients and families. The Social Worker III can provide evaluation and assessment of mental health needs including psychiatric diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

What You'll Bring:

Minimum Education

• Master's degree in social work (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

• 5 years post-MSW experience as Social Worker with treatment of patients and families managing chronic illness or traumatic experiences. (Required) and
• Knowledge and experience with behavioral health documentation and billing. (Required) and
• Experience as a Social Worker in a complex medical setting. (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to relate to divergent patient populations.
• Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Advanced clinical practice in the ability to diagnose and provide evidence-based interventions with patients and families
• Knowledge of documentation and billing practices for behavioral health services.

Detailed License and Certifications

• Ind. Clinical Social Worker LICSW in the District of Columbia, LCSW-C if providing services in the State of Maryland, LCSW if providing services in the State of Virginia Upon Hire (Required)
• Must be credentialed by the CNH Medical Staff Office.

Functional Accountabilities:

Ensures Effective Patient/Family Plan is Developed, Implemented and Documented

• Facilitate interventions, based on assessment, family and staff requests, and timeframe.

• Facilitate the child protection process of assessment, referral, plan, and implementation, if appropriate.

• Provide follow-up services as appropriate and assesses outcome of interventions.

• Document assessment and interventions in the patient's medical record, in accordance with departmental standards.

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment for identified patients and families

• Develop plan for intervention based on assessment.

• Use range of communication skills to assist patients, families and staff to address care needs and complex issues.

Ensures Effective Multidisciplinary Communication Established Surrounding Patient/Family

• Educate staff about psychosocial issues impacting treatment plans.
• Organize patient care conferences when complex issues arise.
• Participate in team meetings to address general and specific patient care issues.
• Facilitate the discharge planning process by working with Case Management staff, nursing staff, and physicians.
• Communicate with relevant hospital staff about patient care issues to insure continuity of care.
• Advocate for patient and family needs within the hospital system.

Identifies, Utilizes, and Recommends Appropriate External Resources to Meet Patient/Family needs

• Research appropriate resources to assist families to care for their children at home.
• Share information with relevant agencies, respecting patient/family confidentiality.
• Maintain positive and effective referral relationships with community agencies and professional organizations.
• Advocate for patient/family needs within the community.

Removes Complex Barriers to Achieving Optimal Patient/Family Outcome

• Intervene in complex situations involving patient care needs, communication problems, or systems issues.
• Research appropriate solutions within the hospital or in the community.
• Mediate conflictual situations, collaborating with other staff as appropriate.
• Provide assistance to patients, families, and staff, while maintaining respect for boundaries and set appropriate limits

Behavioral Health Interventions

• Formulates diagnosis for patients with acute or chronic mental health disorders.
• Interprets data obtained from test results, social histories and interviews to determine therapeutic interventions and treatment plans.
• Ability to form a therapeutic alliance with patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Provides behavioral health treatment as part of the overall healthcare plan for the patient. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in a variety of therapeutic tools and evidence-based treatment modalities.
• Utilizes crisis intervention skills with distressed patients and families.
• Knowledgeable about behavioral health documentation in the EHR and for billable services.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence - Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children's Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care - One of the largest and most comprehensive children's hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research - A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture - Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual's base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual's combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "Know Your Rights" poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a "drug-free" work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.