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SSM Health
Wentzville, Missouri

Social Worker

Social WorkerIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville

Worker Type

PRN

Job Highlights

This is a PRN (as needed) position filling in for open shifts due to vacations, leave of absence, etc. Variable shifts.

Job Summary

Provides social work assistance to patients and families as related to social determinants of health.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

  • Interviews patients, assesses priorities and documents case activity.
  • May consult with members of the multi-disciplinary team in liaison with community resources to support the patient's treatment.
  • Assists patients/families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.
  • Develops and maintains working relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies and seeks creative means to assist the patient with his/her needs.
  • Active participant with other members of the team regarding opportunities for improvement in standard work.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Experience

No experience required

Physical Requirements

  • Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).

Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

None

Department: 9272000002 Psych Social Services

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

Key Responsibilities

Provides social work assistance to patients and families regarding social determinants of health. Interviews patients, assesses priorities, and coordinates with community resources to support treatment plans.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work. No prior experience is necessary for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case managementPatient assessmentCommunity resource coordinationDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at SSM Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
36%
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

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

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Wentzville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,812/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SSM Health

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid parental leave
Flexible payment options via DailyPay
Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded