Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

This role provides biopsychosocial assessments, care coordination, discharge planning, and protective interventions for vulnerable adults. The LMSW will support APS-related cases, risk assessments, legal matters (guardianship/POA), and connect patients with essential community and medical resources.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform biopsychosocial assessments and initial evaluations
  • Address safety risks, abuse/neglect concerns, guardianship, and POA
  • Coordinate discharge planning, DME, rehab, and long-term care referrals
  • Collaborate with care teams in ED, ICU, Med-Surg, L&D, and NICU
  • Document assessments, plans, and interventions per standards
  • Provide education on Advance Directives, ADA, and community resources
  • Navigate Medicaid, Medicare, transportation, and medication assistance programs

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)
  • Washington State LMSW license (or eligibility)
  • Experience in acute care, APS, crisis intervention, or case management preferred

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Risk assessmentPower of attorneyMedicaid navigationMedicare navigationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

In Washington, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (27 salary observations; 47 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (916 salary observations; 2,781 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 42% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,205 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call