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Social Worker I, Behavioral Health, Baptist Downtown

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

About Wolfson Children’s Hospital

Wolfson Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in the region, and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S. We’re a part of Baptist Health, which is recognized as a top place to work in health care and features several centers of excellence, including Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Health is seeking a Social Worker to join our team. This is a Full Time Days opportunity.

This Social Worker will be a part of an interdisciplinary care team with the goal to enhance well being by helping meet the needs impacting a person's life through psychosocial support and connection to appropriate resources. There is a focus on alleviating barriers and lessening the burden of medical conditions.

  • As a Social Worker I, you will be responsible for:
  • Assessing psychosocial needs and provides services that enhance patient functioning, emotional well-being and continued access to services and resources in the community.
  • Providing care coordination
  • Providing psychoeducation
  • Providing referrals to community services

Experience Requirements

  • 1-2 years Social Work Experience
  • 1-2 Case Management Experience
  • 1-2 Healthcare experience

Education and Credential Requirements

Bachelor of Social Work

If you are interested in this Full Time Days opportunity, please apply now.

Primary Location

Downtown - Main Building

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients’ psychosocial needs and provide support to improve functioning, emotional well-being, and access to community resources. Coordinate care, provide psychoeducation, and refer patients to appropriate community services while helping reduce barriers related to medical conditions.

Requirements

A Bachelor of Social Work is required. The posting asks for 1–2 years of social work, case management, and healthcare experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentPatient SupportCommunity Resource ReferralsInterdisciplinary CollaborationBarrier Reduction

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $59k (middle half $51k–$68k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Florida269 active6,518 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 34% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Social Worker Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 26 employers
12
<$85k
7
$85k-105k
4
$105k-125k
4
$125k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
25%
PSLF eligible
8%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Remote)Contract

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Austin, Texas

$60-$62/hr
#2

Remote-Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Dallas, Texas

$60-$62/hr
#3

LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

$73k-$126k
#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

$74k-$126k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,515 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,589/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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