Clinical Social Worker I

The Clinical Social Worker I is a licensed clinician that conducts psycho-social assessments and interventions with patients/families and serves as a liaison with multi-disciplinary care team and external community agencies to implement interventions.

This Position will support Float

Additional Information
 

Department Name: Clinical Social Work= Float
Job Status: 40hrs FT
Shift: T-Sat 8-430p

Qualifications
 

• Education: Master’s degree in Social Work
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of post-Master’s full-time work experience providing psycho-social assessments and interventions to patients and families. 
• Licensure(s): Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in the state of Colorado (CO) 

Responsibilities
 

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Develops, implements, and monitors service/treatment interventions that provide a variety of services to meet patient/family needs.
2. May serve on department and hospital-wide committees as directed.
3. Develops a therapeutic relationship with the patients and families to assist with the social, financial, and psychological problems associated with hospitalization and/or outpatient treatment.
4. Develops and maintains relationships with peers within and outside of the department as well as community resources.
5. Conducts initial needs assessment to gather information on the patient/family’s medical, social, and financial history.
6. Serves as a liaison with multi-disciplinary care teams and external community agencies to identify, implement, and monitor treatment goals.
7. Facilitates staffing, care conferences, etc. to coordinate care between the treatment team.
8. Compiles and prepares case records, reports, and documents that comply with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations.
9. May provide clinical supervision and support to clinical social work interns.
10. Provides emotional support to multidisciplinary team members in the context of patient care.
11. Participate in on call and coverage of other CSW team members. 

Other Information
 

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment.  Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received:  Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight.  Under supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with independence.  Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Frequency of supervision is determined by licensure status. 

Physical Requirements
 

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Fair
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.
• Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $63,317.59 to $94,976.38

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.


EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained. 

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

08/17/2025