Social Worker II- Cardiology

10100 Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 73,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan

Life, AD&D, and long‑term disability

Tuition assistance

Fitness resources

Job summary

Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, is seeking a Social Worker II in Cardiology to provide psychosocial assessments, support, and discharge planning. The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and community partners.

License requirements include DC LICSW and MD/VA eligibility for telemedicine. The department focuses on family-centered, high-acuity care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work is required.
• Minimum 3 years MSW experience.
• Licensed LICSW in DC; MD/VA licensure if telemedicine is involved.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments for identified patients and families.
• Mentor junior staff, educate students and staff on psychosocial topics.
• Offer crisis intervention, supportive counseling, grief and bereavement support.
• Coordinate discharge planning with Case Management, nursing and physicians.
• Advocate for patient and family needs within the hospital system.
• Document assessments and interventions in the medical record per standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Diverse patient populations

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10287 Family Services Pay Range $73,195.20 - $121,971.20 Shift: Day

Who We Are: The Family Services department social workers are specially trained and licensed professionals who provide an array of psychosocial services to enhance the quality of care our patients and families receive.

About the Role:

The Social Worker II in Cardiology 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 a healing environment. Demonstrates leadership and advanced clinical practice by mentoring junior staff, educating social work students and staff, medical/nursing providers on a range of topics that impact patient and family coping, communication, family dynamics, de‑escalation and staff coping. This social work position is essential to providing family support to this high acuity patient population. The social worker provides crisis intervention, supportive counseling, grief and bereavement support and follow‑up. They collaborate with the team for safe and timely discharge.

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum Education Master's degree in social work (Required)
• Minimum Work Experience 3 years post MSW experience (Required)
• Required Skills/Knowledge Excellent communication skills. Ability to relate to divergent patient populations. Sensitivity to individuals from varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Required Licenses and Certifications Ind. Clinical Social Worker Must be licensed in the District of Columbia at minimum at the LICSW-level. Must be licensed in MD and/or VA if social work services will be provided in those jurisdictions as part of the job requirements, including telemedicine. (Required)

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 assess 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.
• Precepts staff on patient care documentation standards, provides mentorship and support to newer/junior staff on documentation practices.
• Provides educational programs for unit staff, social work staff, social work interns on issues such as communication, child abuse, domestic violence, de‑escalation techniques, patient/family coping, family dynamics impacting decision making.
• Serves as a resource for staff in locating community resources in their area of expertise and hard to find resources and supports.
• Supports and mentors new and junior staff in providing effective social work services by promoting evidenced based practice and implementing improvements with measured outcomes.
• Participates in the education of MSW students in the Children’s National field placement program.
• Participates in the review, revision and implementation of policies, procedures and programs that reflect professional practice standards to achieve hospital and departmental goals.
• May represent the profession of social work on hospital and/or ad hoc committees and groups.

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.

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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.