Medical Social Worker - Neurology

Social Worker Above average in Social WorkNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 16m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Dayton Children's Hospital as a Medical Social Worker - Neurology in Dayton, Ohio, United States.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Dayton Children's Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Social Worker collaborates with the care team to manage complex discharge planning and transition of care for neurology patients. They provide psychosocial assessments and interventions to help families cope with illness and navigate the healthcare system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess an LSW license from the State of Ohio. One to two years of experience in a healthcare or hospital setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case ManagementPsychosocial AssessmentCare CoordinationPatient AdvocacyCrisis InterventionInterdisciplinary CollaborationCustomer ServiceTechnology ProficiencyMentoringTrainingDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker - Neurology at Dayton Children's Hospital 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 6,461 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Neurology — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Social Worker pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,461 active roles in this profession

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Social Work

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About Dayton Children's Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Dayton, OH
1,001-5,000 employees