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Medical Social Worker - Child Advocacy

Social Worker Above average in Social WorkNo weekendsFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time social work in child advocacy. Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm. No weekends. Dayton, OH.

Join Dayton Children's Hospital as a Medical Social Worker – Child Advocacy, M-F in Dayton, Ohio.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Dayton Children's Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker provides psychosocial assessments and intervention strategies for patients and families affected by suspected child abuse or neglect. They collaborate with medical teams, law enforcement, and community agencies to ensure patient safety and facilitate effective discharge planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess an LSW license from the State of Ohio. One to two years of experience in a healthcare or hospital setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionChild abuse preventionCase managementAdvocacyCommunity resource linkageCollaborationTrauma-informed careMentoringCustomer serviceDocumentationIntervention strategiesDischarge planningProfessional communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker - Child Advocacy at Dayton Children's Hospital a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,627 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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

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).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.

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