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Saint Luke's Health System
Overland Park, Kansas

Social Worker PRN

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Saint Luke's South Hospital is seeking a PRN Social Worker to join our team! Job Details: Provides social work services to patients in an acute care setting for patients with acute, chronic or terminal illnesses and their families.

Services to patients and their families include: identification of psychosocial needs, psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, crisis intervention, information and referrals, protective services, and patient/family education. A Social Worker functions as a member of a multidisciplinary team for patient care.

Duties may also include assistance with program development, evaluation, professional education, or supervision of students and BSW staff.

PRN Weekday and Weekends 8AM-4:30PM Master’s degree in social work from a school of social work accredited by the Knowledge of theory and practice of social work at the MSW level and have basic research skills Must have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with patients of various ages and cultural backgrounds Must have excellent written/verbal communication skills prior experience in a healthcare setting (i. e., hospital, home health or nursing home) preferred but not required.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills. OTHER: Computer skills, Basic typing skills EDUCATION: Required: Certified LMSW or LCSW in Kansas Master's Degree in Social Work Job

Requirements

Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year Licensed Masters Social Worker - Various Master's Degree Job Details PRN Day (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day.

Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care.

Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide social work services to patients with acute, chronic, or terminal illnesses in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, crisis intervention, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work and a valid LMSW or LCSW certification in Kansas. Prior healthcare experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient EducationMultidisciplinary CollaborationInterpersonal CommunicationOrganizational Skills

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution33 jobs · 22 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
29%
Loan repayment
14% this job
PSLF eligible
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Overland Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$363k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees