Masters Social Worker (MSW)
Listed compensation
$28/hour
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Children's Mercy KC as a Masters Social Worker (MSW) – Pediatric Kidney/Dialysis in Kansas City, MO, US. Thanks for your interest in Children's Mercy! Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team?
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $28.25/hour.
- CEU opportunities
- License renewal reimbursement
- Bilingual stipend
- Health insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement plan
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
Apply to join Children's Mercy KC as a Masters Social Worker (MSW) – Pediatric Kidney/Dialysis.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will identify and intervene with at-risk populations to mitigate psychosocial barriers to care. They are responsible for completing comprehensive psychosocial assessments and developing treatment plans in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited program and possess 1-2 years of relevant experience. Licensure as an LMSW or LCSW in Missouri and Kansas is required or must be obtained within the specified timeframe.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Masters Social Worker (MSW) at Children's Mercy KC a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,839 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
In Missouri, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (37 salary observations; 124 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 28% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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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