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Lifepoint Health
Towanda, Pennsylvania

Social Worker- PRN

Social WorkerPer Diem

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Job Description

Social Worker-PRN

Who We Are

Formerly known as Towanda Memorial Hospital, this facility is a satellite campus of Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, located 17 miles north in Sayre, Pa.

The Towanda campus joined Guthrie in April 2015, serving Bradford and Sullivan counties, offering ease of access to clinical services to those in the surrounding communities. Long-term care services are also provided for patients with a 68-bed skilled nursing unit and a 94-bed personal care home.

How You'll Contribute

The Social Worker. assesses, and plans interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems.

Evaluate patients' ability to safely perform daily tasks and create personalized care plans tailored to their goals and challenges.

Essential Functions

  • 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.
  • Participate 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 tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
  • 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.

What We're Looking For

Education: Bachelors required; master’s 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 Emma Peterson by emailing at emma.peterson1@lifepointhealth.net.

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation 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.

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 assesses patients to create personalized care plans and coordinates internal and external services to address social, emotional, and economic needs. They also facilitate discharge planning, provide therapeutic interventions, and participate in case reviews with the healthcare team.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required, with a master's degree preferred. Candidates must hold or be eligible for a social work or counseling license in Kentucky and obtain Handle with Care certification within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient assessmentIndividual therapyFamily therapyCrisis interventionCare planningHealthcare complianceStaff trainingInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
34%
Loan repayment
14% this job
PSLF eligible
10%

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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 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Towanda

Median resident rent
$996/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package and company match
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
Free gym memberships
Virtual care appointments
Mental health services