No salary listed — similar Social Worker roles pay ~$68k (median of 10 jobs)

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Tenet Healthcare
San Antonio, Texas

Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time
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About the Role

Acute care social worker. Full-time. San Antonio, TX. Benefits include 401k match and PTO.

Join Tenet Healthcare Corporation as a Social Worker – Acute Care in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance)

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Tenet Healthcare Corporation as a Social Worker – Acute Care.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker facilitates patient care through effective resource coordination and transition management to ensure optimal health outcomes. They conduct complex psychosocial assessments and interventions to promote safe discharge and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a current Texas State Social Work License. While no experience is required, two years of acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Case managementPsycho social assessmentResource coordinationTransition managementReadmission preventionCare coordinationPatient advocacyDischarge planningRegulatory complianceTJC accreditation standardsPatient educationAcute care

Social Worker Career Context

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

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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About Tenet Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
Career development and continuing education opportunities
Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance)