Outpatient Care Manager - Social Worker, Per Diem

Social WorkerPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 17m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join St. Luke's University Health Network as a Outpatient Care Manager - Social Worker, Per Diem in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join St. Luke's University Health Network as a Outpatient Care Manager - Social Worker, Per Diem.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Care Manager provides social work and care management services, including psychosocial assessments, care planning, and crisis intervention for patients and their families. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and community partners to address social determinants of health and ensure effective continuity of care.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Social Work is preferred, though a Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of medical social work experience is acceptable. Candidates must hold required state licensure for social work in New Jersey and preferably in Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentPatient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaborationResource evaluationContinuum of careDocumentationCase managementBio-psychosocial assessmentPatient educationCommunity resource coordination

Social Worker Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (125 salary observations; 312 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
39%
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

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