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Carilion Clinic
Lexington, Virginia

Medical Social Worker- Home Care

Social WorkerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Employment Status: Full time Shift: Day/Evening (United States of America) Facility: 100 Spotswood Dr - Lexington Requisition Number: R156494 Medical Social Worker- Home Care (Open) How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare: The clinical social worker provides psychosocial assessments, interviews, and/or treatments and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation.

The social worker works collaboratively with other members of the health care team, community resources, regulatory agencies and third-party payers in order to facilitate the transition of the patient through the organization while maintaining the highest quality of services possible. Master's degree.

Company equipment. Conduct psychosocial assessments to evaluate emotional, social, and environmental factors affecting patients and families. Develop and coordinate comprehensive care transition plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, ensuring appropriate resource utilization.

Regularly reassess care plans and adjust as needed, with face-to-face coordination whenever possible. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of benefit plans, regulatory guidelines, and resources for cost-effective care.

Ensure timely, accurate, and confidential documentation, meeting professional standards and federally regulated timelines for assessments and discharge plans. Stay current with social work and healthcare developments, attending department training and educational sessions as required.

Provide supervision, teaching, and training for staff and students as needed. Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings and maintain effective communication with all care team members to ensure timely and appropriate care transitions.

Advocate for patients and provide therapeutic interventions to support their adaptation to illness or life changes. Support patients and families by addressing emotional and coping challenges, and providing education related to their condition.

Participate in performance improvement initiatives, adhering to productivity measures and utilizing data to monitor and enhance patient care. Comply with departmental policies and procedures while identifying and escalating avoidable delays in care transitions.

What We Require: Education: Master's degree from an accredited school of Social Work required. Experience: Minimum of two years social work experience in health care setting preferred. Other Minimum Qualifications: Effective interpersonal, communication, and team working skills required.

Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation for position. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of social work theory and practice: proven expertise as a clinical social worker; crisis intervention skills; critical thinking and creative problem solving.

Satisfactory completion of orientation; positive interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; analytical skills; cultural competence; integrity; team player; courteous; ability/willingness to work as an integral member of a multi skilled team.

Recruiter: Chris Fitzgerald Recruiter Email: cdfitzgerald@carilionclinic.org For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.

Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace.

For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 800-599-2537, 8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., Monday through Friday.

For more information on E-Verify: carilionclinic.org Benefits, Pay and Well-being at Carilion Clinic Carilion understands the importance of prioritizing your well-being to help you develop and thrive.

That’s why we offer a well-rounded benefits package, and many perks and well-being resources to help you live a happy, healthy life – at work and when you’re away. When you make your tomorrow with us, we’ll enhance your potential to realize the best in yourself.

Below are benefits available to you when you join Carilion: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision

Benefits

Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B) Paid Time Off (accrued from day one) Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse Discounts on childcare Continued education and training In our workplace, we're devoted to the success of our employees.

No matter where you are in your career, we will help you continue to learn, grow, and share your knowledge with others. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.

Join an organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, fully dedicated, and forever curious.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, and multi-specialty physician practices spanning southwestern Virginia.

Join us and begin your career in a place where every day is a new adventure of creating the future of health care.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical social worker provides psychosocial assessments, interviews, and/or treatments and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation. The social worker collaborates with the healthcare team, community resources, and payers to facilitate patient transitions while maintaining high-quality services.

Requirements

A Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work is required, along with demonstrated advanced knowledge of social work theory and practice, including crisis intervention and problem-solving skills. A minimum of two years of social work experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker- Home Care at Carilion Clinic 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 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Carilion Clinic ranks #12 of 27 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 105 active listings.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 39 employers

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<$70k
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$70k-90k
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$90k-110k
12
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
24%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Adjuvant Behavior Health · Wheeling, West Virginia

$60-$62/hr
#3

Clinical Social Worker School Based Health Program – Columbia

$45.61-$61.08/hr
#4

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,647/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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 Carilion Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Roanoke, Virginia
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
Employer funded pension plan
Voluntary 403B
Paid time off
Onsite fitness studios
Wellness center discounts
Childcare discounts
Continued education and training