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Freeman Health System
Joplin, Missouri

Social Worker - Home Care

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

About Us - Home Care Freeman Home Care's mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative and quality healthcare solutions in the home care setting Our team of professionals shares common values, vision and purpose We work closely with patients, families and physicians to develop individualized care plans to best meet the needs of each patient Services include: Skilled nursing, skilled therapy, medical social work and home health aide services Schedule: Full-time What You’ll Do Responsible for assessment and planning patient care in conjunction with other disciplines in home care.

Provides social work service up to and including discharge for patients requiring those services. Assists client in obtaining available community, State or Federal services.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work. Current Kansas Social Worker License Minimum 1 year Social Work experience in a Health Care setting. Auto liability insurance. Clean driving record. Current driver's license. Must be able to successfully pass KDADS criminal record check upon hire.

Must register with and successfully pass the Family Care Safety Registry upon hire. For more information and to register please visit health.mo.gov Preferred Requirements: Current Clinical Social Worker licensure in state of practice.

Continual Education: AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Number of Days: 30 Freeman Perks and Programs For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!

Health, vision, dental insurance Retirement with employer match Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation Milestone payments with longevity of employment Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO) Extended Sick pay Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc. As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees.

Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing and planning patient care in collaboration with other home care disciplines. Provides social work services from admission through discharge and assists clients in accessing community, state, or federal services.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, a current Kansas Social Worker License, and at least one year of healthcare social work experience. Candidates must have a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and pass required criminal record and safety registry checks.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCare PlanningCase ManagementCommunity Resource CoordinationDischarge PlanningClinical Social Work

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

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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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Joplin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$206k
Typical market rent
$1,237/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Freeman Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Joplin, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus
Milestone payments with longevity of employment
Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO)
Extended Sick pay
Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
Payroll deduction at different locations