Clinical Social Worker
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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 Alton Memorial Hospital to make a direct impact on patient care and operations.
- Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week, M-F
- Day Shift: 8am-430pm
- Perks: Benefits Eligible
- Location: Alton Memorial Hospital
Minimum Requirement
- Master's in Social Work (MSW)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - IL
Overview
Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full-service acute care hospital.
Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.
Case Management, Utilization Review, Social Services: Provides admission and continued stay reviews on all patients for the purpose of compliance and the proper utilization of resources. Provides social service resources to patient's and their families.
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
Requires a Master's degree in Social Work and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification in Illinois. Preferred candidates have 2-5 years of relevant experience.
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 6,205 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
In Illinois, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (60 salary observations; 98 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (1,119 salary observations; 3,157 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, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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