Social Worker (LSW), Acute
Compensation
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Job Description
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday - Friday w/ weekend Rotations | 8a-4:30p |
Your Experience Matters
Centerpoint Health—Paris is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.
As a Social Worker joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More About Our Team
Centerpoint Health—Paris places trust and confidence in our employees and patients on making the important decision on where you seek your healthcare. We are a dedicated team that share our mission and our culture of safe and compassionate care.
How you’ll contribute
A Social Worker Who Excels in This Role
- Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
- Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
- Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress.
- Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.
- Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
- Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.
- Provides individual, family and group therapy.
Why Join Us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position
also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
- Free Parking on site
What We’re Looking For
Applicants should have a current bachelor’s in social work (required).
Additional Requirements Include
- Education: Bachelors required; Masters preferred
- Licenses: Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i. e. counseling) in the state of Kentucky (CSW, LPCA, LCSW) within 6 months of hire
- Certifications: Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.
Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Morgan Gilbert by emailing morgan.gilbert@lifepointhealth.net
More About Centerpoint Health—Paris
Centerpoint Health—Paris is a 58- bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Paris community. We are proud to be recognized by our Affiliation with the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Affiliate Network and The joint Commission
EEOC Statement
Centerpoint Health—Paris is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Centerpoint Health—Paris is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will interview and assess patients to determine necessary internal and external interventions while coordinating discharge planning. They will also provide individual, family, and group therapy while consulting with the healthcare team to monitor treatment plan compliance.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in social work and obtain a Kentucky state license (CSW, LPCA, or LCSW) within six months of hire. Additionally, candidates are required to obtain Handle With Care certification within 30 days of starting the position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker (LSW), Acute at Lifepoint Health 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 6,494 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 38% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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