Social Worker - MSW

UPMC

1 month ago

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — HybridFull TimeSocial Worker

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UPMC as a Social Worker – M-F Only, Hybrid Setting in United States. Purpose: Please consider this unique and rewarding opportunity to work with a very special patient population, including those in the LGBTQ+ community. The Pittsburgh Area Center for Treatment (PACT Clinic) is an HIV clinic seeking a social worker to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain extensive knowledge of federal, state and local assistance programs and community resources that affect patient needs.

Acts as a mentor to social work students and/or serves as a field instructor to MSW students.

Requirements

/ coverage for post-acute care services and the ability to effectively advocate on behalf of the patient to obtain authorizations for continued care as appropriate.

Continue to monitor and evaluate the plan of care, options and available services throughout the hospital stay to effectively meet the patient and family's need.

Reassess the plan of care as status changes or at a minimum of every 3 days.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.

Apply to join UPMC as a Social Worker – M-F Only, Hybrid Setting.

Key Skills

Resource-Specific Information AccessResource KnowledgeCrisis InterventionPsychosocial SupportGoal-Directed TherapyCISMDocumentationReimbursement Systems KnowledgePatient AdvocacyCare Plan MonitoringPsychosocial AssessmentEthical PracticeCare Plan CollaborationDischarge PlanningAdvance DirectivesGuardianship Process

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - MSW at UPMC a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Social Work physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at UPMC is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Remote physician positions in Social Work have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Resource-Specific Information Access, Resource Knowledge, Crisis Intervention, Psychosocial Support, Goal-Directed Therapy, CISM, Documentation, Reimbursement Systems Knowledge. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The social worker will demonstrate expertise in accessing social systems by providing resource-specific information, maintaining knowledge of assistance programs, and utilizing therapeutic counseling methods like crisis intervention and brief goal-directed therapy. Responsibilities also include accu...

Benefits package: Supervision for Clinical Licensure (LCSW), Hybrid Setting (Work from Home Some Days). A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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