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Saint Luke's Health System
Kansas City, Missouri

Social Worker NE PT

Social WorkerNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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Part-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Job Description

Job Description​

Responsible and accountable for assessing the psychological social emotional cultural or financial needs that impact patient s health and recovery. To provide professional social work services that utilize supportive counseling and clinical knowledge in assessing the needs of patients and families during illness crisis intervention and post discharge planning. Collaborates with members of health care team in the development of a transition plan and addresses needs in a timely manner. Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.

  • Completes family therapy sessions with patients and their families.
  • Participates in daily treatment team meetings.
  • Provides psychoeducational group therapy sessions to patients.
  • Assists with discharging planning, making referrals and assisting with transportation arrangements
  • Job Requirements

Applicable Experience

  • Less than 1 year
  • Licensed Masters Social Worker - Various
  • Master's Degree

Job Details

  • Part Time
  • Day (United States of America)

Key Responsibilities

The social worker will assess the psychological, social, and emotional needs of patients to facilitate recovery and effective transition planning. They will also conduct family and group therapy sessions while collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and be a Licensed Master Social Worker. Less than one year of applicable experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPsychoeducational therapyTreatment planningReferral managementCase managementHealthcare collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

In Missouri, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (31 salary observations; 73 listings), vs ~$84k nationally (3,145 salary observations; 6,803 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 60% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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Living in Kansas City

  • Typical 3-bed home value $251k
  • Typical rent $1,428/mo
  • Metro price index 92.5 · U.S. average 100
  • State income tax up to 5.3%
Sources & calculation

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees