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St. Louis, Missouri

Social Worker

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Worker Type

PRN

Job Highlights

  • This is a PRN (as needed) position working Saturdays from 5am-5pm.
  • Must have emergency department or trauma experience in a hospital setting.

Job Summary

Provides social work assistance to patients and families as related to social determinants of health, trauma certification, crisis intervention, abuse and neglect, and complexities within a Level 1 trauma center emergency department.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

  • Interviews patients, assesses priorities and documents case activity.
  • Assists patients/families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.
  • Develops and maintains working relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies and seeks creative means to assist with the patient’s needs.
  • Collaborates with team members regarding opportunities for improvement in standard work.
  • Supports 24/7 on-site availability at Level 1 trauma center.
  • Consults with members of the multi-disciplinary team and acts as a liaison with community resources to support the patient's treatment.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Experience

No experience required

Physical Requirements

  • Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).

Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

None

Department: 9271000037 Social Work

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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Key Responsibilities

The social worker provides crisis intervention and social work assistance to patients and families within a Level 1 trauma center. They are responsible for assessing patient needs, documenting case activity, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to connect patients with community resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work. Experience in an emergency department or trauma setting is required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Trauma assessmentCase managementPatient interviewingCommunity resource referralMulti-disciplinary collaborationDocumentationEmergency department supportAbuse and neglect assessment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 60% 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
36%
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
18%
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 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
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.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SSM Health

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Payment Options
Upfront Tuition Coverage