Social Worker 2
Compensation
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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
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
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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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Social Work median $59k (middle half $56k–$65k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Ohio | 195 active | 6,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio Social Worker listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment218 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,430 in the last 30 days | 1,521 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 |
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