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Ascension
Baltimore, Maryland

Social Worker Social Services

Social WorkerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Baltimore, MD
  • Facility: Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
  • Department: Social Services
  • Schedule: Day-Shift | Full-Time
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role

Guide patient care journeys by assessing social, emotional, and environmental needs to build compassionate, personalized intervention plans.

Coordinate seamless post-discharge transitions through active involvement in concurrent reviews, discharge planning, home care, and continuing social services.

Connect patients and families to critical resources by collaborating with community agencies, healthcare partners, and support networks to secure vital assistance.

Align care strategies with multidisciplinary teams by consulting with clinical managers, external organizations, and loved ones to ensure complete treatment compliance.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s):

Social Worker credentialed from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Any level accepted.

Preferred Credential(s)

Drivers License credentialed from the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles.

Education

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work at date of hire.

Additional Preferences

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM, no weekends or holidays. 1 remote day after 6 months of employment.

  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

Fraud Prevention Notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees.

To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process, our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

E-Verify Statement

Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients’ social, emotional, and environmental needs and develop personalized intervention plans. Coordinate discharge and continuing care, connect patients and families with community resources, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support treatment compliance.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in social work is required at the time of hire. A social worker credential from the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners is required before hire or transfer; any level is accepted, and a Maryland driver’s license is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient Needs AssessmentCare PlanningCare CoordinationResource ReferralCommunity CollaborationMultidisciplinary TeamworkPatient AdvocacyHome Care Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker Social Services at Ascension 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 6,359 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,359 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $75k (middle half $73k–$82k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Maryland131 active6,470 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 28% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland Social Worker listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 8% offer loan repayment144 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,522 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Work pay trend−1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,359 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Ascension

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription
HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Tuition reimbursement (Vocare)
Employee Assistance Program
Parental leave

Living in Baltimore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,762/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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