Social Worker, Family Practice
Compensation
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Job Description
Could you be our next Social Worker at Lankenau Medical Associates?
Why work as a Social Worker with Main Line Health?
Make an Impact! Provides social work services to patients and their families of Lankenau Medical Associates (may include: geriatrics, adults, adolescents, children, neonates, prenatal care) to enhance their use of medical care and to address the psychosocial and cultural issues associated with illness, treatment, and continuity of care. As a faculty member of the family practice resident program, provides education and support to medical interns.
Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Committees, Unit Councils, evidence-based research projects, and precepting new staff.
Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 200 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
Position: Social Worker, Family Practice
Shift: Monday - Friday; 8:00 to 4:30 pm
Experience
Five years practice experience in health care setting preferred. Extensive knowledge of community resources. Experience in teaching through in-services, presentation, classroom or video.
Education
Master's Degree from an accredited School of Social Work.
Licensures/Certifications
1. Current licensed Social Worker in the state of Pennsylvania preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive social work services to patients and families to enhance medical care and address psychosocial needs. Acts as a faculty member for the family practice resident program by educating and supporting medical interns.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work and five years of healthcare experience. A current Pennsylvania social work license is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker, Family Practice at Main Line Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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