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Texas Health Resources
Fort Worth, Texas

Care Transition Manager Social Worker LMSW Full time

Social WorkerIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Care Transition Manager Social Worker

LMSW/LCSW

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

  • Work location: Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104
  • Care Transition Management department

Work Hours

  • Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, Between the hours of 7:00AM-5:00PM
  • Training up to 5-weeks between 7:30AM-5:30PM Monday to Friday

Care Transition Management Department Highlights

  • Supporting the 815-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Ft. Worth and surrounding community since 1930
  • Care Transition is a rewarding career with family-friendly hours

Here’s What You Need

  • Master's Degree Social Work Required (Individuals hired as a CTSW prior to May 11, 2017, will be grandfathered to the CTSW position with BSW, at the entity they were employed at on May 11, 2017)
  • 3 Years’ experience in hospital/medical social work Preferred
  • 1 Year discharge planning/care management Preferred
  • LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire Required Or

LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire Required

  • CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
  • ACM - Accredited Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred
  • CCM - Certified Case Manager Upon Hire Preferred Or

Other ANCC Upon Hire Preferred

What You Will Do

  • Working knowledge of medical necessity criteria preferred
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Office (Word, Excel)
  • Customer service skills
  • Ability to engage in complex clinical decision-making and discharge planning
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Critical thinking, analysis and conflict resolution skills
  • Psychosocial and crisis intervention skills
  • Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
  • Identify community resources and service needs and facilitate appropriate referrals as needed.
  • Responsible for ensuring patients are transitioned to appropriate levels of care in a timely and effective manner.
  • Reviews the Texas Health Readmission Indicator List (THRIL) scores daily for all assigned patients and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to identify high risk patients whose THRIL score may not have indicated appropriately.
  • Promotes discussion and assists in the identification of a primary care physician (PCP) for patients without a PCP
  • Completes Transition Evaluations on patients within 24 hours of identification and begins discharge planning

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Social Worker

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
  • Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves ensuring patients transition to appropriate levels of care effectively and timely, which includes reviewing daily Texas Health Readmission Indicator List (THRIL) scores and collaborating with the team to identify high-risk patients. Responsibilities also include facilitating referrals to community resources and assisting patients in identifying a primary care physician.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work and hold an LMSW or LCSW license upon hire, along with current CPR certification. Preferred qualifications include three years of experience in hospital/medical social work and one year in discharge planning or care management.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelPsychosocial InterventionPrioritization

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Care Transition Manager Social Worker LMSW Full time at Texas Health Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Master Social Worker (LMSW) — ranked against 237 active Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution47 jobs · 41 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
11% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
PTO
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Spending
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment