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Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Ellensburg, Washington

Social Worker Case Manager - Full Time (40 hours/week)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$37.47-$56.79/hr

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Posted 49m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at kvhealthcare.org.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program.

KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.

We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued.

One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website – Benefits - KV Healthcare

kvhealthcare.org

Job Description

The Social Worker Case Manager collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary team to initiate and support discharge planning from the time of admission, in compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations. Responsibilities include assessing psychosocial needs, identifying barriers to discharge, coordinating community resources, managing patient cases, and maintaining timely documentation in the electronic medical record.

The Social Worker Case Manager supports resource coordination and non-clinical discharge tasks in collaboration with RN Case Managers, but they lead the management of complex discharge needs requiring clinical judgment.

They also facilitate safe and appropriate transfers to the next level of care, including: skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care and long-term care, and arrange for post-acute services such as home health and hospice.

This role is integral to ensuring timely, patient-centered discharge planning and continuity of care.

Qualifications

  • What is required...
  • Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW) degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • BLS/CPR Certification within 90 days of hire
  • What is preferred...
  • Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
  • At least one year of previous hospital case management experience
  • Case Management Certification
  • Rural healthcare experience
  • Experience with Cerner EHR

Additional Information

Wage: Wage range starts at $37.47/hour and goes up to $56.79/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.

  • FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week
  • Benefits: This position is benefits eligible

Compensation: USD 37.47 - USD 56.79 - hourly

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker Case Manager collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to manage patient discharge planning and psychosocial assessments in compliance with CMS regulations. They lead complex discharge needs and coordinate post-acute services to ensure continuity of care.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentPatient advocacyMultidisciplinary collaborationCare coordination

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 26% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

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

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$92k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Washington136 active6,467 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 26% no call · 84% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington Social Worker listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment150 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,522 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
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.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$98k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 12 employers
9
<$95k
3
$95k-110k
18
$110k-125k
5
$125k-140k
2
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
24% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Below most Social Work Case Manager listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 101 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Ellensburg, WA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Low cost medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Employee wellness program
Pension eligibility after one year
Continuing education programs

Living in Ellensburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k
Typical market rent
$1,487/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
None
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.