Inpatient Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$70k

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Job Description

*Supervision Offered*

Inpatient Therapist

Make an Impact When It Matters Most

Are you a compassionate, skilled therapist who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment? Join our inpatient treatment team and play a vital role in helping individuals, heal, and move forward during critical moments of care.

  • What You’ll Do
  • Provide evidence-based group therapy

Conduct Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessments

  • Create, implement, and revise individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
  • Maintain a clinical caseload
  • Participate in treatment team meetings
  • Evaluate patient needs

About Glenwood Behavioral Health

Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital is an 80-bed hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, that provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment for adolescents 13-17 and adults ages 18 and older who are struggling with a mental health concern or a dual diagnosis.

  • What We’re Looking For
  • Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related therapeutic field

Minimum of four (4) years of therapy experience, including at least two (2) years with the facility’s patient population

Required Credentials

LSW or LISW or LPC or LPCC

Why Join Us?

  • Meaningful, hands-on clinical work in an inpatient setting
  • Collaborative and supportive treatment team
  • Opportunity to make a real difference in patients’ lives every day

Salary

$60,000- 70,000

Essential Functions

  • Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and mental disorders.
  • Conduct individual, group or family therapy as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
  • Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.
  • Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed and revise as necessary.
  • Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards, revising as necessary.
  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • Provide case management, discharge planning or after-care planning according to treatment plan.
  • May assist in educating and training staff on behavior management or therapeutic crisis intervention.
  • May coordinate various clinical, psychosocial or educational activities with patient and their families.
  • Evaluate patient's need and determine if referrals to other programs or facilities are needed.
  • May assist in the training of new clinical staff and interns.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or other therapeutic field is required.
  • Four or more years’ experience as a therapist with two or more years’ experience with the specific population of the facility is required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • State or national licensure for professional therapy providers required.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practice

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$60k–$70kSocial Work median $63k (middle half $58k–$75k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$70k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Ohio207 active6,594 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 30% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment233 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+3.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,587 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital

Mental Health Care
Cincinnati, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Supervision offered

Living in Cincinnati

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k≈ 4.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,432/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.