Lead Clinical Social Worker

What Awaits You:

• Opportunities for Career Growth - Build a meaningful career with access to professional development, mentorship, and advancement pathways.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Environment - Work alongside a diverse team of professionals who value mutual respect, innovation, and teamwork.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Take advantage of a competitive and affordable benefits program that supports your health, financial security, and overall well-being.

Job Title: Lead Clinical Social Worker Location: Johns Hopkins Health System - Palliative Care


Overview: Lead and deliver behavioral health services across community, primary care, and acute care settings. Provide direct patient care, supervise behavioral health staff, coordinate with medical teams, and support system-level improvements.


Core Responsibilities:

• Conduct screening, assessment, brief treatment, crisis/safety planning, and referrals.
• Deliver evidence-based therapies (MI, CBT, behavioral activation, trauma-informed care) and support office-based substance use/health behavior programs.
• Supervise and mentor behavioral health staff, including Health Behavioral Specialists; serve as acting lead when needed.
• Coordinate care with psychiatrists, physicians, case managers, and community partners.
• Develop individualized care plans, contribute to team meetings, and recommend care delivery improvements.
• Perform outreach, patient/family education, community linkage, and accurate EHR documentation; escalate issues as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited program.
• Maryland LCSW-C with approval as a Social Work Supervisor; must maintain licensure.
• Minimum 5 years behavioral health experience, including 2+ years at LCSW/LCSW-C level; primary care or hospital experience preferred.
• Skilled in suicidality assessment, crisis planning, and common behavioral health modalities; willing to learn office-based SUD interventions.
• Strong communication, organization, teamwork, and electronic documentation skills.

Why Join: Make a measurable impact across care settings, lead a multidisciplinary team, and access collaborative oversight and professional growth within a leading health system.

Salary Range: Minimum 39.56/hour - Maximum 65.34/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.


The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.


We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.


Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.