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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Social Worker- Per Diem (Temple Faculty Practice)

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Job Description

The Social Worker II assesses the patient's psychological situation in order to make recommendations to medical personnel, and provides direct services that ensure the patient's best use of health care services including safe and timely discharges.

This grant funded position will support pregnant women and individuals parenting young children. The position will focus on increasing awareness of and response to childhood trauma and impact on parenting and child development to reduce transmission of intergenerational trauma. This role will include supervision of student interns so applicants must have 3 or more years of experience.

Education

Master's Degree Accredited School of Social Work Required

Experience

2 years experience as a Medical Social Worker Preferred

  • Licenses
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Preferred
  • PA Social Worker License Preferred

Key Responsibilities

The social worker assesses patients' psychological needs to provide direct services and ensure safe, timely discharges. This role also involves supporting pregnant women and parents while supervising student interns.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master's degree from an accredited school of social work and have at least three years of experience. A PA Social Worker license and CPR certification are preferred.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Psychological assessmentCase managementChildhood trauma supportParenting supportIntergenerational trauma reductionStudent intern supervisionMedical social workDischarge planning

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

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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Salary Distribution35 jobs · 31 employers

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<$75k
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$75k-100k
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$100k-125k
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$125k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
36%
CME allowance
32%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,562 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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