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MultiCare Health System
Federal Way, Washington

Hospital Social Worker - OCED

Social WorkerIncludes callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$83K–$119K

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Job Description

Join a Team That Shares Your Calling

At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

FTE: 0.3, Shift: Evening, Schedule: one 12 hour shift variable days

Position Summary

The Hospital Social Worker is an exciting opportunity at MultiCare, responsible for cross continuum care coordination, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial interventions. In this role you will identify opportunities to continually improve patient care, services and population health.

Responsibilities

You will perform cross continuum care activities, which may include clinic, provider practice, urgent care, phone care agency, skilled care, or other sites of care, as appropriate

You will provide customer service to the patient, family, physician/APP, and care team members to include discharge milestones and progression to next level of care

You will model and orchestrate consistent, professional communications and maintain consistent and proactive communication patterns with colleagues and staff

  • You will delegate responsibilities appropriately but remains accountable for outcomes
  • You will ensure that the patient and family experiences medically appropriate transitions of care

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work

Licensed in the State of Washington

  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW); OR Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) with a commitment to obtain their LICSW within four (4) years
  • Minimum three (3) years Hospital or equivalent experience
  • Health industry knowledge preferred
  • Healthcare financial assistance knowledge preferred
  • Leadership experience a plus

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the Local Community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and Education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and Support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living Our Values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for All

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest Lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $39.85 - $57.35 USD.

However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education.

If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentPsychosocial interventionDischarge planningClinical communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospital Social Worker - OCED at MultiCare Health System 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 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 15% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs

5
<$105k
2
$105k-120k
7
$120k-135k
7
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Psychologist) – Remote California – 10991099

Open Mind Health · Stockton, California

$70-$80/hr
#2

Social Worker Hospice (LMSW) (Per Diem) - Rockland, MEPer Diem

Constellation Health Services · Rockland, Maine

$70-$80/hr
#3

LCSW III, Transplant

$56.78-$79.49/hr
#4

Home Health Medical Social Worker

$60-$75/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Federal Way

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$556k
Typical market rent
$1,907/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About MultiCare Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Tacoma, WA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO
Code Lavender
Employee Assistance Programs
Tuition assistance
Retirement benefits
Medical benefits
Dental benefits