Pediatric Mental Health Social Worker
Ascension · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Location
Austin, TX | Dell Children's Medical Center | Behavioral Health
Schedule
Full Time | Day Shifts | 8 or 12-hour shifts | Weekdays and Weekends
About the role
Provide behavioral health counseling services, delivering individual, group, and family therapy to support improved mental health outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and establish measurable therapy treatment goals aligned with evidence-based behavioral health practices.
- Evaluate therapy progress and adjust treatment plans to ensure effective interventions and sustained patient improvement.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and community providers to coordinate care from treatment initiation through discharge planning.
- Serve as clinical resource for trauma and personality disorders, providing consultation, staff education, and community outreach on mental health services.
Requirements
- Licensure / Certification / Registration: One or more of the following required: Counselor credentialed from the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date; Social Worker credentialed from the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
- BLS Provider preferred (American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted).
- Clinical Counselor preferred.
- Education: High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Additional preferences
- LMSW required upon hire.
- Crisis Counseling preferred.
- Group Therapy Experience preferred.