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Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana, Pennsylvania

Social Worker - Mountains Behavioral Health - Casual

Social WorkerPer Diem

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Job Description

The Social Worker maintains a commitment to service excellence with the ability to identify and intervene to meet the needs of adults who are mentally ill. tomer service standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In This Role You Will Be

  • Utilizing knowledge of social work, the aging process, care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill, case management, community resources.
  • Knowledgeable about Chapter 5100 of the Mental Health Procedures Act, as well as CMS and CIHQ regulations in planning and providing therapeutic individual, group, and family interventions.
  • Performing pre-admission screenings when necessary.
  • Providing case management, initiating discharge planning at the time of admission, and coordinating a continuum of care.
  • Functioning as a member of an interdisciplinary and intradepartmental treatment team.
  • Completing required Social Work assessment in specific timeframe after admission to the BH unit.
  • Exemplifying the IRMC mission, vision, and values, acting in accordance with IRMC policies and procedures to ensure quality care is provided.
  • Utilizing excellent interpersonal communication skill to effectively communicate with patients, family, and members of the organization.
  • Formulating, coordinating, and facilitating meetings and public presentations in a professional manner.
  • Providing therapeutic daily groups to BH patients.
  • Initiating discharge planning and coordinating a person’s transition from inpatient to outpatient status while functioning as an effective member of the interdisciplinary team.
  • Utilizing basic computer skills and collecting, maintaining, and analyzing performance improvement data.
  • Will be required to float to all units, including geropsych, adult, and adolescent.

Qualifications

Required

  • EDUCATION: A master’s degree in social work (MSW) (a person with a bachelor’s degree must work under the supervision of the MSW).
  • EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 1-year clinical experience

Licensure/Certification

  • BLS required or attained within 1 month of hire.
  • Licensure

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker provides therapeutic interventions, case management, and discharge planning for mentally ill patients within an interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for conducting assessments, facilitating group therapy, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards across various hospital units.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis interventionMental health assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationTherapeutic group facilitationPatient communicationDocumentationPerformance improvement data analysisRegulatory complianceMental Health Procedures Act knowledge

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 38% have no call, 78% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $68k (middle half $54k–$73k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Pennsylvania221 active6,498 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 38% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment250 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,472 in the last 30 days1,559 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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 contract/1099 Social Worker Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 36 employers
13
<$90k
14
$90k-110k
6
$110k-130k
5
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,398 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Indiana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$212k
Typical market rent
$2,117/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

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