Clinical Social Worker
Listed compensation
$63k-$103k
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Additional Information About the Role
Are you looking for a career as a Clinical Social Worker? Join our team at St. Louis Children's Hospital to make a direct impact on patient care and operations.
Role Summary
The Child Protection Social Worker plays a vital role in safeguarding children within the healthcare setting by identifying risks, advocating for vulnerable patients, coordinating protective interventions, and helping families access resources that support safe, healthy outcomes for children.
- Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week, M-F
- Day Shift: 8am-430pm
- Perks: Benefits Eligible
- Location: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Minimum Requirement
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - will accept applicants without LCSW
- Medical Social Work experience highly preferred
Overview
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties.
The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Provides clinical social work services to address the psychosocial needs of patients and families. Provides individual and group counseling, linkage to community resources, expertise in cultural diversity and advocacy. Collaborates with the health care team and ensures timely, cost-effective discharge and transition planning.
Responsibilities
- Conducts screening and assessment activities to meet the needs of the discharged patient.
- Applies assessment findings to prepare a patient-centered plan of care.
Applies and complies with all regulations and utilizes resources available to patients to manage their continuum of care.
Minimum Requirements
- Education
- Master's Degree
- Social Work
Experience
- No Experience
- Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
- Licenses & Certifications
- Lic Clinical Social Worker
Preferred Requirements
- Experience
- 2-5 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
- To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and are preferred to have a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification. Previous medical social work experience is highly preferred for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Social Worker at BJC HealthCare 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, 62% are remote, 24% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in social work | ranked against 6,359 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $63k–$103k | Social Work median $76k (middle half $70k–$83k)84 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$91k in purchasing power | Missouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Missouri | 98 active | 6,465 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 62% remote · 24% no call · 84% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri Social Worker listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment111 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,430 in the last 30 days | 1,522 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 |
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