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Social Worker 2

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

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Job Title

Social Worker 2

Department: East | Care Management Services

Social work services include psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, financial counseling, discharge planning, health education and the provision of material resources and linkage with community agencies.

Social work services are provided to patients/families to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one care environment to another.

Core competencies include: Psychosocial assessment, counseling and crisis intervention skills, knowledge of post acute levels of care and the PASAAR process for extended care facility placement, assessment and counseling processes involved, and skills assessing neglect/ abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence.

Minimum Qualifications

For Hire: Master of Social Work from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work; State of Ohio Social Work licensure (LSW)

Additional Information

Location: East Hospital - Tower (0397)

Position Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours

40

Shift: First Shift

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Key Responsibilities

Provide social work services to patients and families, including psychosocial assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, financial counseling, and health education. Support discharge planning, safe transitions between care settings, and access to material resources and community agencies.

Requirements

A Master of Social Work from an accredited graduate school of social work and an active Ohio Social Work license (LSW) are required. The role calls for skills in psychosocial assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, post-acute care placement processes, and assessment of neglect, abuse, substance abuse, and domestic violence.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Community Resource LinkagePost-Acute Care KnowledgeNeglect and Abuse AssessmentSubstance Abuse AssessmentDomestic Violence Assessment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $59k (middle half $56k–$65k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Ohio195 active6,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Social Worker listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment218 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,521 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Work pay trend−1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 23 employers
9
<$80k
8
$80k-100k
4
$100k-120k
8
$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Temporary Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)Contract

Adelphi Staffing · Frederick, Maryland

$65/hr
#2

Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C) - Full School YearContract

Adelphi Staffing · Frederick, Maryland

$65/hr
#3

Clinical Supervisor - CT - LPC or LCSW

$55.85 - $64.79/hr
#4

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

$117k-$134k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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