Social Worker MSW
Multiple U.S. locationsJob$27.97–41.6/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Social Worker, MSW provides screenings and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients in collaboration with Care Coordination and multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The role supports patients and families through referrals, resource connections, discharge placement, advocacy, education, and care management for complex or at-risk patients. It also addresses social needs and barriers affecting health, independence, and self-care.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
The Social Worker, MSW is responsible for performing social work screenings and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients in consultation with as needed and collaboratively with the Care Coordination and multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The functions of the Care Coordination Social Worker include: patient/family support and referrals, social needs screening, referrals for financial or other identified resource needs, arranging family/patient representative meetings with the healthcare team as needed, assist in post-acute placement of complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when patient's social needs are identified. Employees are accountable for demonstrating a strong commitment to our organizational values of: Compassion, Inclusion, Integrity, Excellence, and Collaboration.
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Uses social work expertise to provide care management across the continuum for identified highest risk (complex) patients.
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Proactively acts as a patient’s advocate, responding to and working to resolve concerns
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Provides health promotion activities and education for patients
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Optimizes patient and family independence through providing education and links to community resources
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Works with families and patients on needs that may or will affect the patient’s health, including transportation issues, financial concerns, end of life planning, etc.
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Identifies potential barriers related to patient’s home setting and self-care/management needs and works with patient (and caregiver) to resolve issues
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Maintains an active case load of “at risk” patients using identification and stratification tools, direct referrals from the patient’s healthcare team (Physician or Provider, RN Population Health Coach, etc.) and other knowledge
We are offering a sign on bonus up to $20,000 to hires who meet the eligibility requirements. We also offer additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder as well as referral bonuses, excellent benefits, and relocation assistance.
Job Requirements
Required
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Masters Other Social Work (MSW), upon hire and
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Licensed Social Worker: AR, upon hire
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Master Social Worker: AR, upon hire
Preferred
- One year of healthcare experience
Where You'll Work
CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.
Pay Range
$27.97 - $41.60 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,224 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$27.97–41.6/hr
- US median$31–45/hr945 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $34.78/hr, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the middle half of Social Worker hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Social Worker jobs in Arkansas and 3,224 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Arkansas
- Gentiva4 open
- Veterans Health Administration4 open
- Health Advocates Network2 open
- Experience
- Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,606 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,824 of the 3,224 open Social Worker jobs (57%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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