Social Worker QMHP
Compensation
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Job Description
Saint Luke's Hospital is seeking Licensed, Master's degreed Social Worker who provides behavioral emergency level health assessments in collaboration with a medical team of physicians and registered nurses.
Shift: Thursday & Friday, 7am - 7pm
Highly trained behavioral health professional who demonstrates autonomy and critical thinking skills and consultation in handling emergent psychiatric crises.
Collaborates with members of health care team in development of a transition plan and addresses needs in a timely manner.
Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.
Provides patient and family education. The QMHP / Social Work team in the ED are consulted on patients with a positive mental health history in order to provide needed mental and behavioral health services and follow up, in addition to the consults requesting assistance with the three social determinants of health identified by the ED triage process.
This Social Worker will answer consults on patients being evaluated in the Emergency Department.
Requirements Include
- Current Missouri LCSW, LMSW or LPC license
- 1 year applicable QMHP related experience
- Prefer 2 year QMHP experience
- Job Requirements
Applicable Experience
- 1 year
- Licensed Masters Social Worker - Various
- Master's Degree
Job Details
- Part Time
- Day (United States of America)
Key Responsibilities
The social worker provides behavioral emergency health assessments and collaborates with a medical team to manage psychiatric crises in the Emergency Department. They also develop transition plans and provide education to patients and their families regarding mental health services.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a current Missouri LCSW, LMSW, or LPC license. A minimum of one year of applicable QMHP-related experience is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Social Work median $76k (middle half $70k–$86k)79 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Missouri | 103 active | 6,571 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 32% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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About Saint Luke's Health System
Living in Kansas City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $247k
- Typical market rent
- $1,446/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.