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Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

Social Worker II, Social Services, Baptist Downtown

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Job Description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Health is seeking a Master's Level Social Worker to join our team. This is a PRN Days opportunity working at our Baptist Downtown campus.

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.

Social Worker II, Job Responsibilities

Assessing psychosocial needs and provides services that enhance patient functioning, emotional well-being and continued access to services and resources in the community.

  • Provides discharge planning, arranges home health and DME
  • Provides counseling and assisting with placement/transfers
  • Provides referrals to community services

Experience Requirements

  • 1-2 years Social Work experience
  • 3-5 years Discharge Planning experience
  • Home Health experience

Education and Credential Requirements

Masters of Social Work Required

If you are interested in this PRN opportunity, please apply now.

Primary Location

Downtown - Howard Building 820 Prudential Dr Jacksonville, FL 32207 United States of America

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker assesses psychosocial needs to enhance patient functioning and emotional well-being within an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include managing discharge planning, coordinating home health and medical equipment, and providing referrals to community resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess 1-2 years of social work experience. Additionally, 3-5 years of experience in discharge planning and home health is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCase managementPatient advocacyCommunity resource referralHome health coordinationDME coordinationCrisis interventionEmotional supportPlacement assistance

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

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

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $73k (middle half $70k–$80k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Florida273 active6,455 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 30% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment296 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+1.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
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 contract/1099 Social Worker Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 23 employers
6
<$70k
9
$70k-90k
5
$90k-110k
5
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

School Therapist/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Frederick, Maryland

$58-$61/hr
#2

LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

LifeStance Health · St. Paul, Minnesota

$73k-$126k
#3

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

$74k-$126k
#4

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

$115k-$120k
+ 28 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,454 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

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.