Social Worker (SW)

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

Social Worker

Full-time

Your Experience Matters

Sovah Health - Danville is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Social Worker joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

People are our passion and purpose. Come to work where you are appreciated for who you are, not just what you can do.

How you’ll contribute

A Social Worker Who Excels in This Role

  • Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
  • Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
  • Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress.
  • Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.
  • Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
  • Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree; masters preferred. Additional

requirements include:

  • Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i. e. counseling) in the state of Virginia (CSW, LPCA, LCSW) within 6 months of hire
  • Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.

More About Sovah Health – Danville

Sovah Health - Danville is a 250-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Danville community for over 120 years. We are proud to be accredited by American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services for Chest Pain Center and Heart Failure, and accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer and is a member of the Duke Heart Network and Duke Telestroke Network.

EEOC Statement

“Sovah Health - Danville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sovah Health - Danville is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker is responsible for interviewing and assessing patients and their families to determine and arrange necessary internal and external services. They collaborate with healthcare teams to monitor treatment plans and manage the discharge process by identifying appropriate community resources.

Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree, though a master's degree is preferred. Candidates are required to obtain Board Certification (CSW, LPCA, or LCSW) in Virginia within six months of hire and complete Handle With Care training within 30 days.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCrisis InterventionResource IdentificationClinical SupervisionPatient AdvocacyInterdisciplinary CollaborationReferral ManagementTreatment Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker (SW) at Lifepoint Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 34% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match