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Social Worker - LSW - Rotation (HS)

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Title

Social Worker - LSW - Rotation (HS)

Department: East | Care Management Services

Job DescriptionProvision of social work services to inpatients and outpatients and their families at University Hospitals East and clinics.

Social work services include psyschosocial assessments, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, financial counseling, discharge planning, health education and the provision of material resources and linkage with community agencies.

Social work services are provided to patients/families to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one care environment to another.

Core competencies include: Psychosocial assessment, counseling and crisis intervention skills, Knowledge of the PASAAR process for extended care facility placement and the assessment and counseling processes involved, and skills assessing neglect/abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence. Minimum Education RequiredMaster's Level DegreeRequired Qualifications

Master of Social Work from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work; State of Ohio Social Work licensure (LSW or LISW) or equivalent educational experience.

Additional Information

Location: East Hospital - Tower (0397)

Position Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours

36

Shift: Rotating Shift

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive social work services including psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, and crisis intervention to inpatients and outpatients. Facilitate discharge planning and coordinate material resources to support patients' recovery and safe transitions between care environments.

Requirements

Requires a Master of Social Work degree from an accredited graduate school. Must hold a valid State of Ohio Social Work licensure (LSW or LISW).

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Substance abuse assessmentDomestic violence assessmentCase management

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 33 employers

14
<$75k
13
$75k-100k
4
$100k-125k
11
$125k-150k
1
$152k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
35%
CME allowance
35%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Bilingual)

$70/hr
#4

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

$123k-$141k
+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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