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Stormont Vail Health
Topeka, Kansas · Hybrid

Ambulatory Social Worker - Care Transformation - FT - Day

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Status: Full time

Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)

Hours per Week

  • 40
  • Job Information
  • Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

Ambulatory Social Workers are professionals trained to provide social work/case management services to patients, their families, and their support persons/systems in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. This includes the professional activity of assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities to enhance or restore the patient's capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.

  • Experience Qualifications
  • Experience in customer service. Preferred
  • Clinical and/or medical social work experience. Preferred
  • Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted at hire. Full licensure must be achieved upon expiration date of temporary license. Required or

Licensed Masters Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted at hire. Full licensure must be achieved upon expiration date of temporary license. Required

What You Will Do

Participates in patient admission process (Inpatient, Outpatient, PHP, IOP) a) assists as needed with signing of voluntary papers, b) serves as hospital representative and patient advocate.

Coordinates and facilitates services for patients and their families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system.

Performs social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio-psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization.

Develops appropriate case management and/or treatment plan based upon assessment, client/family/caregiver specific concerns and recommendations of multidisciplinary care team.

Addresses patient/family/caregiver understanding of and adjustment to the illness, to maximize benefits of intervention and enhance patient/family/caregiver functioning. Establishes supportive and therapeutic working relationship with patient/family/caregivers. Communicates in a clear and concise manner with patients/families/caregivers regarding patient status and progress. Adjusts communication style responsive to receiver.

In the process of restoring the patient’s capacity for social functioning: o Initiates discharge planning upon admission. o Is responsible for assuring these plans are coordinated with internal and external multidisciplinary teams and are implemented. o Initiates and develops long term planning designed to reduce recidivism, referrals are to be made as indicated

Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as needed.

Maintains professional levels of productivity and coordinates and prioritizes patient care related activities in an efficient and effective manner.

Provides problem solving and leadership in the development of new services which respond to patient care demands.

Maintains confidentiality and complies with professional ethics according to professional, departmental and Medical Center standards.

  • Actively participates and initiates when appropriate in patient care conferences.
  • Provide patient education regarding diagnosis and treatment.
  • Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individual, family and group.
  • Assess patient and family functioning at time of discharge or referral to another provider.
  • Required for All Jobs
  • Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

  • Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
  • Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
  • Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
  • Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.

Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

Hybrid

Scope

No Supervisory Responsibility

No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

  • Physical Demands
  • Balancing: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Driving (Automatic): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Driving (Standard): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Grasping (Fine Motor): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Grasping (Gross Hand): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Handling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
  • Operate Foot Controls: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Sitting: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Working Conditions
  • Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Combative Patients: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Needle Stick: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Noise/Sounds: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Hazards (other): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

Key Responsibilities

The Ambulatory Social Worker provides case management and social work services to patients and their families across various clinical settings. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and coordinating discharge planning to enhance patient social functioning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) or Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) credential from KSBSRB. Experience in customer service is required, with preference given to those with clinical or medical social work backgrounds.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient advocacyCrisis interventionPatient assessmentTreatment planningGroup facilitationMultidisciplinary collaborationDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Ambulatory Social Worker - Care Transformation - FT - Day at Stormont Vail Health 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 6,463 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends — this position is remote.

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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,463 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $74k (middle half $63k–$85k)299 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Kansas52 active6,562 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 38% remote · 36% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,463 Social Work listings), 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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  • No nights
  • Hybrid
  • Remote