Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About The Position
Playground Pediatrics is hiring a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join its remote behavioral health team and serve pediatric patients across North Carolina and other states. The clinician provides evidence-based telehealth therapy to children and adolescents experiencing a range of behavioral and mental health conditions, managing both short-term episodic care and ongoing therapeutic relationships. The role also involves coordinating with primary care teams and other providers to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs. The position is remote in North Carolina, with a hybrid option for candidates near Fayetteville, Raleigh, or surrounding areas who can attend occasional in-person care or meetings. Quarterly travel is required. The schedule is 30 hours per week, generally during after-school hours (typically 12:00–6:00 p.m.), with some flexibility to accommodate school schedules. Occasional weekend availability is preferred. Playground Pediatrics describes its purpose as helping every child grow up healthy, cared for, and celebrated by strengthening pediatric care and support in the communities it serves. Its stated values include questioning established practices, accountability, centering children and families, listening and building trust, bringing energy to work, and embracing challenges.
Requirements
- Active, unrestricted LCSW license in North Carolina, or ability to obtain North Carolina licensure or reciprocity before starting.
- Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from a CSWE-accredited program.
- At least 2 years of post-licensure clinical experience providing therapy to children and/or adolescents.
- Experience conducting psychosocial assessments and developing individualized treatment plans for pediatric populations.
- Experience with evidence-based therapy modalities such as child-focused CBT, PCIT, and/or play therapy.
- Strong understanding of child and adolescent development and family systems.
- Comfort and proficiency delivering care via telehealth platforms.
- Excellent clinical documentation skills and familiarity with EHR systems.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with multidisciplinary care teams and family caregivers.
- Reliable high-speed internet and a private, HIPAA-compliant home workspace suitable for telehealth sessions.
Nice To Haves
- Multistate licensure through the PSYPACT/PSW Compact or licensure in additional states.
- Experience working within an integrated or collaborative care model, such as alongside pediatricians or psychiatrists.
- Spanish-English bilingual ability.
- Prior experience in a telehealth-first or virtual-care organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual, episodic, and longitudinal psychotherapy to children and adolescents with behavioral health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, adjustment disorders, trauma, and disruptive behavior concerns.
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, measurement-based treatment plans with patients, families or caregivers, and the broader care team.
- Deliver evidence-based therapy tailored to patients’ developmental stages and clinical presentations, using approaches such as CBT, DBT-informed skills, play therapy techniques, and family systems approaches.
- Manage a mixed caseload of short-term episodic care, including crisis stabilization and brief solution-focused interventions, and longer-term therapeutic relationships.
- Engage parents and caregivers in treatment through psychoeducation and coaching to support progress outside sessions.
- Coordinate care with Primary Care Providers, Care Managers, psychiatrists, schools, and other providers to support continuity and whole-child care.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically sound documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with regulatory, payer, and organizational standards.
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.
- Identify and respond appropriately to safety concerns, including suicidal ideation, self-harm, or abuse and neglect, following organizational protocols and mandatory reporting requirements.
- Stay current on pediatric behavioral health best practices and meet continuing education requirements for licensure.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support the practice and organization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
