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Children's National Hospital
District of Columbia

Ad Clin Psych Social Worker

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$78K - $129K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10261 Psychiatry Behavioral Med Pay Range $77,584.00 - $129,292.80 Shift: Day- 9am to 5:30pm Who We Are: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s National offers psychiatric evaluation and assessment, as well as diagnosis and care for children and teens with behavioral symptoms, and emotional and developmental disorders.

About the Role

Responsible for independent clinical practice, providing individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and their parents. Provides evaluation and assessment of children/adolescents mental health needs including psychiatric diagnoses and treatment recommendations.

Provides referrals for services as indicated. Provides collaborative consultation to the Attending psychiatrist regarding the child/adolescent functioning and progress. Full-time weekday position in outpatient psychiatry providing individual and family therapy with children, adolescents, and their parents.

What You'll Bring: Minimum Education Master's Degree (Required) Minimum Work Experience 3 years (Required) Required Licenses and Certifications Ind. Clinical Social Worker (Required) Required Skills/Knowledge Ability to diagnose and provide evidence-based interventions to children, adolescents, and parents.

Functional Accountabilities Diagnostic Assessment Formulates diagnoses for patients with acute or chronic mental health disorders. Diagnostically interprets data obtained from psychological test results, social histories, and interviews. Provides risk assessments for dangerousness to self and others.

Individual Psychotherapy Provides crisis stabilization and crisis management Is able to form a therapeutic alliance with patients from a variety of diverse backgrounds Able to use a variety of therapeutic tools and evidence based treatment modalities Monitors and provides feedback to treatment team psychiatrist on any reported impacts of psychotropic medication on patient's functioning and mental status Completes required electronic documentation in a clear, concise, and timely manner Continuously updates professional knowledge of current treatment techniques and research through attendance at seminars, continuing education courses, workshops, etc Family Psychotherapy Utilizes a theoretical framework for the focus of the family intervention Able to encourage positive communication among family members Recognizes progress and obstacles towards treatment goals and appropriately intervenes Group Psychotherapy Able to screen potential group members for appropriateness of group therapy Able to express the goals of the group Utilizes a theoretical framework for the workings of the group Recognizes individual's progress/lack of progress in the group setting and appropriately intervenes.

Crisis/Linkage Services Able to provide crisis intervention skills to highly distressed children and families Able to assess for safety Knowledgeable of community resources/supports for children and families to assist in the attainment of the treatment goals.

Organizational Commitment/Identification Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met Teamwork/Communication Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior Partner with all team members to achieve goals Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions Performance Improvement/Problem-solving Contribute to a positive work environment Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment Cost Management/Financial Responsibility Use resources efficiently Search for less costly ways of doing things Safety Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

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. Why Children's

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Key Responsibilities

Provide independent clinical practice including individual, family, and group psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Conduct mental health evaluations, formulate diagnoses, and collaborate with attending psychiatrists on treatment recommendations.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience. Must hold an Independent Clinical Social Worker license and be able to provide evidence-based interventions for pediatric populations.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Risk AssessmentClinical DocumentationMental Health Diagnosis

Psychiatry — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% are remote, 16% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Worker pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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About Children's National Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Washington, DC
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage
Generous paid time off
401(k) plan
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage
Tuition assistance
Fitness resources
Employee assistance