About this role
Overview:
Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
- Advocates for children and their families, connecting them with the appropriate resources for their situation and assisting with coordination.
- Collaborates with families to develop service plans that incorporate their strengths, visions, goals, and priorities.
- Completes all required documentation and paperwork requirements in a competent, legible, and timely manner consistent with legal and agency policy or program mandates.
- Educates families on expected developmental milestones for their child and routine medical and health services.
- Ensures confidentiality of clients and complies with related hospital policies, federal and state regulations, and established program guidlines.
- Implements appropriate interventions and services to families, providing education, support, and problem solving.
- Utilizes appropriate developmental screening and assessment techniques.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Child Development, or related field, required.
Licensure Requirement:
State of Ohio licensure in social work or counseling (LSW, PC), preferred.
Certifications:
(not specified)
Skills:
- Working knowledge of relevant federal and state legislation and regulations and local county-specific policies. Understanding of mandated reporting laws.
- Effective verbal and written communication, interpersonal, customer service, and teamwork skills.
- Working knowledge of relevant community resources and systems.
- Working knowledge of interpersonal family violence and human development.
- Ability to manage mental healthcare for children and families and provide family violence intervention.
- Crisis intervention skills including suicide assessment and response.
Experience:
- Two years of experience in social services, or related field, with an emphasis on trauma, preferred.
- Experience working with sexual victimization or domestic violence victims, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Cold Temperatures, Hot Temperatures, Working at Heights
FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking, Working Outdoors
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Seeing – Far/near
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
Position may involve potential escalating events or interactions with others.
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Other facts
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
What you'll do
- The Family Advocacy Clinician I provides advocacy, interventions, counseling support, and prevention services for individuals and families. They collaborate with families to develop service plans and ensure compliance with documentation and confidentiality requirements.
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