Clinical Social Worker Inpatient

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Cost Center
  • 158 Case Management
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

  • First Shift (United States of America)
  • Shift & Status

What Will You Do?

As a Clinical Social Worker at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. You’ll be responsible for a group of patients, directing their care by crafting an individualized treatment approach which includes discipline-specific interventions.

You will ensure each patient receives the appropriate level of service, and will communicate with families, referral sources, and insurance providers as you coordinate world-class care.

Our Clinical Social Workers are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assesses and prioritizes patient/client treatment needs including discharge needs.
  • Implements plan of care and collaborates with the clinical team to assure a uniform plan of care.
  • Provides individual, group, and family therapy or interventions; psychosocial assessment, including assessment of co-occurring disorders (group therapy is not provided on the Neurodevelopment Disorder unit).
  • Provides input to the interdisciplinary treatment plan, functioning as a team member.

Establishes therapeutic relationship with assigned patients/clients including engaging, deescalating, screening, and managing crises.

Serves as a liaison between community resources, family, patient/client, and hospital- or clinic-based providers of care.

Assures appropriate length of stay based on continual reassessment of patient’s/client’s progress towards goals.

Responsible to monitor for and report to the manager, attending physician, or appropriate team leader any potential risk to patient safety that could lead to an adverse outcomes.

Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills. Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to patients.

Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ through relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity and professional excellence.

What Does Role Require

Education/Experience

Master’s degree required in social work, LLMSW or LMSW.

For Substance Abuse programs: A Master's degree required in behavioral health sciences and two years post graduate work in substance use disorder treatment. Additional experience of two years post graduate mental health work preferred.

Must hold current Michigan licensure in the field of social work

One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient's needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures.

One-year mental health experience, to be able to independently assess patient’s needs and to implement and evaluate effective plans of care and acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of policies and procedures, is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
  • 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
  • Generous PTO for full and part time employees

Tuition Assistance & Loan Forgiveness

  • Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
  • Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

Notice

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services requires all employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations subject to certain exclusions. Pine Rest is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker will assess patient treatment needs, develop individualized care plans, and provide therapeutic interventions. They will also serve as a liaison between patients, families, and the interdisciplinary clinical team to coordinate effective care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or behavioral health sciences and possess a current Michigan licensure in social work. At least one year of mental health experience is required to independently assess and implement patient care plans.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical social workIndividual therapyCrisis managementTreatment planningDischarge planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyDe-escalationSubstance abuse counselingMental health assessment

Social Worker Career Context

In Michigan, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (17 salary observations; 98 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (1,119 salary observations; 3,157 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, 30% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 28 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
37%
Sign-on bonus
15%
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
11% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,205 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,580/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Mental Health Care
Grand Rapids, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
403(b) retirement match contribution
Generous PTO
Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
Employee Assistance Program