Social Worker II- Night Shift
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job Description - Social Worker II- Night Shift (260000WW)
Social Worker II- Night Shift - (260000WW)
Description
The Social Worker II 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
ursing providers on a range of topics that impact patient and family coping, communication, family dynamics, de‑escalation and staff coping.
Specifically, the schedule is 10pm-8:30am Mon‑Thurs
This is a full‑time overnight position covering the Emergency Department and inpatient units. The social worker provides support to families, patients and staff, responds to codes, medical alerts, parent escalation, and problem‑solves barriers to discharge with the team and family. Experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Strong crisis intervention skills required.
Qualifications
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 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 ensure 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 setting appropriate limits.
Advanced Clinical Practice and Leadership
Precept staff on patient care documentation standards, provide mentorship and support to newer/junior staff on documentation practices.
Provide 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.
Serve as a resource for staff in locating community resources in their area of expertise and hard‑to‑find resources and supports.
Support and mentor new and junior staff in providing effective social work services by promoting evidence‑based practice and implementing improvements with measured outcomes.
Participate in the education of MSW students in the Children’s National field placement program.
Participate 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.
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow 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 take 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 to self‑check behavior and performance.
Primary Location
District of Columbia‑Washington
Work Locations
CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, 20010
Job
Non‑Clinical Professional
Organization
Position Status: R (Regular) – FT – Full‑Time
Shift: Night
Job Posting
Apr 17, 2026, 7:36:37 PM
Full‑Time Salary Range
69659.2 – 116084.8
Children’s 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.
Children’s National Hospital ensures a drug‑free work environment. The use, possession, or distribution of illegal substances or misuse of legal substances is prohibited. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Social Worker II- Night Shift - (260000WW)
Description
The Social Worker II 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
ursing providers on a range of topics that impact patient and family coping, communication, family dynamics, de‑escalation and staff coping.
Specifically, the schedule is 10pm-8:30am Mon‑Thurs
This is a full‑time overnight position covering the Emergency Department and inpatient units. The social worker provides support to families, patients and staff, responds to codes, medical alerts, parent escalation, and problem‑solves barriers to discharge with the team and family. Experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Strong crisis intervention skills required.
Qualifications
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 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 ensure 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 setting appropriate limits.
Advanced Clinical Practice and Leadership
Precept staff on patient care documentation standards, provide mentorship and support to newer/junior staff on documentation practices.
Provide 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.
Serve as a resource for staff in locating community resources in their area of expertise and hard‑to‑find resources and supports.
Support and mentor new and junior staff in providing effective social work services by promoting evidence‑based practice and implementing improvements with measured outcomes.
Participate in the education of MSW students in the Children’s National field placement program.
Participate 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.
Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification
Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow 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 take 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 to self‑check behavior and performance.
Primary Location
District of Columbia‑Washington
Work Locations
CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, 20010
Job
Non‑Clinical Professional
Organization
Position Status: R (Regular) – FT – Full‑Time
Shift: Night
Job Posting
Apr 17, 2026, 7:36:37 PM
Full‑Time Salary Range
69659.2 – 116084.8
Children’s 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.
Children’s National Hospital ensures a drug‑free work environment. The use, possession, or distribution of illegal substances or misuse of legal substances is prohibited. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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