Sr Social Worker, LCSW (PRN) at Children's Health in Dallas, TX

Sr Social Worker, LCSW (PRN)

Job Title & Specialty Area: Sr Social Worker, LCSW

Department: Social Work

Location: Dallas, TX

Shift: Various

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
This job is an hourly version of an exempt role (job code 2080); typically used for part-time or PRN assignmentsIn addition to the essential functions of the Clinical Social Worker MSW, this position specializes in helping families adjust to acute and ongoing medical stressors, providing psychiatric, psychological and biopsychosocial support for the inpatient, outpatient and the emergency departments. These services include diagnostic evaluations, behavioral management of ill children and work with children and families to help them with coordination of patient's care. This position also provides families with practical coping strategies so that they can prevent or more effectively deal with the onset of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with their medical experience.

Responsibilities:
* Perform psychiatric and biopsychosocial screening and assessment of the patients and families to meet their healthcare needs; obtain information from patients/families; based on assessment, diagnose, provide therapeutic interventions and make referrals as appropriate for families in crisis; and provide supportive counseling to aid adjustment to patient’s condition and hospitalization.
* Perform psychiatric evaluations on children, adolescents and families for mental, emotional and behavioral disorders with special emphasis on risk of suicidality and safety to provide appropriate interventions grounded in evidence based practice
* Evaluation of clinical needs of the patient, recommend treatment plans, discharge plans and follow up care programs while providing therapeutic crisis intervention
* Provide supervision, training and instruction to social work department employees and graduate students on the provision of therapeutic services
* Develop and facilitate professional education on behavioral and mental health issues for clinical social work staff
* Serve as the content expert for behavioral/mental health consults by applying specialized advance clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, conditions and addictions including serious emotional disturbances in children
* Utilize the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of behavioral/mental health patients
* Participate in clinical research opportunities as they exist in specific service areas
* Responsible for child maltreatment evaluation and referral, trauma and safety assessments
* Ability to meet physical and non-physical demands as outlined in the job description is an essential function of the job
* Perform mental health assessments and diagnosis in the Emergency Department.

How You’ll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 2 years working as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required
* At least 5 years experience as a professional social worker in health care required
* At least 2 years experience in pediatric health care required

EDUCATION
* Masters Degree required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)-1A-LCSW required Texas LCSW licensure

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.