Supervisor, Inpatient Behavioral Health

Supervisor, Inpatient Behavioral Health

Are you a dynamic leader who has managed a medical social work team? Would you like to lead a world-class team of social workers, child life specialists, and other family services staff? This may be the job for you.

At Rady Children's, every day is different. We are all dedicated to the mission and to solving the unique challenges of our patients and families. This high-functioning department is large and continues to grow, supporting inpatient, emergency, and our medical specialty clinics. These professionals are well-integrated into the medical teams and are considered experts in their field.

Responsibilities include:

• Scheduling, budget, patient satisfaction / complaint resolution, and responding to critical incident reports
• Interviewing, hiring, performance management and oversight of related internship programs
• Leading the integration of assigned programs supporting the medical and behavioral health care of patients and their families
• Leading or participating in system-wide patient safety and quality initiatives
• Providing direct clinical care in an as-needed capacity
• Hours are generally weekdays, but training may occur in the evenings/nights. Leaders take turns being on call for emergencies.

In addition to leadership experience, we are looking for someone with strong organizational skills, flexibility, creativity, critical thinking, and a collaborative spirit.

This team is fun! It is a large group, made up of individuals who bring an outstanding mix of skill levels and perspectives, but most importantly, who all work well together. The environment is positive and supportive, all working for the kids we care for.

We hope you will join us!

Minimum qualifications:

Master’s Degree

Five years of experience

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Knowledge of child/adolescent development and family dynamics

Excellent interpersonal skills

Preferred qualifications:

Five years of experience as a Medical Social Worker

Five years of post-licensure experience

Six years of experience in a hospital setting

Experience supervising social services in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings

Experience with provision of training/presentations to professional audiences

The expected hiring range for this position is $50.43 to $75.65 ($104,894 - $157,352)

Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity. This posting will remain open from the “date posted” until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.