Children's Health·Dallas, Texas
Perform psychiatric and biopsychosocial screenings, assessments, and therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and their families in crisis. Provide clinical supervision to staff and graduate students while developing behavioral health education programs.
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.
This job is an hourly version of an exempt role (job code 2080); typically used for part-time or PRN assignments. In 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.
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 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 Graduate or professional work or advanced degree; or equivalent experience required
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Texas LCSW licensure required
Requires a graduate or professional degree and a Texas Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license. Candidates must have at least 5 years of professional healthcare social work experience, including 2 years in pediatrics and 2 years as an LCSW.
Market context
Behavioral-health openings in Texas often favor licensed clinicians because employers need candidates who can step into patient-facing care with minimal onboarding. Competition is shaped by the required master’s degree, Texas license, and preferred psychiatric experience, plus CPR and CPI certifications. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save research time, then confirm your license type and highlight any psychiatric or crisis-care experience in your application.