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Bronson Behavioral Hospital
Battle Creek, Michigan

Clinical Social Worker

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Clinical Social Worker - Bronson Behavioral Health
  • Shift: Part-time / primarily weekend coverage with flexbility for some weekdays

Join our team as a Clinical Social Worker and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and their families. In this role, you will provide assessments, crisis intervention, group and family counseling, and treatment planning while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery, improve social functioning, and ensure the highest level of patient care.

Essential Functions

Conduct social history assessment of the patient through observation and patient/family interview, obtaining information on the patient’s needs, skills, interests and limitations for the development and implementation of the treatment plan.

Coordinate and plan programs and activities to meet patient’s social and emotional needs.

Promote recovery, symptom reduction and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning.

Provides crisis management and family sessions to assist the family in understanding the implications and complexities of a life situation and its impact on lifestyle.

Assist in the development of effective treatment plans that apply therapeutic principles appropriately while ensuring safety at all times for the patient.

Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meeting to discuss patient assessment, treatment plan and ongoing discharge plan.

  • Communicate or aid family members in understanding and supporting the patient.
  • Manage a caseload and assume responsibility for patient chart documentation.
  • Facilitate education, process groups, support groups and referrals as requested.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university, including new graduate required.
  • Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university, including new graduate required.
  • One or more years’ experience working with patient population preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

Eligible for state licensure as one of the following: Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC), Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC), as required by the state in which the facility is operating.

  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Group counselingCase managementDischarge planningMultidisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $82k (middle half $68k–$102k)222 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan226 active6,427 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 32% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment244 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Bronson Behavioral Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
11-50 employees

Living in Battle Creek

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k
Typical market rent
$1,159/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.5
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Battle Creek, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.