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Baptist Health
New Albany, Indiana

Social Worker PRN

Social WorkerIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Description

  • Seeking Medical Social Worker!
  • PRN (work as needed), shifts and days vary
  • Baptist Health Floyd, Care Coordination
  • Southern Indiana/Louisville, Kentucky area

The Social Worker (MSW) is a non-clinical social work position responsible for discharge planning, case management, and psychosocial support of patients and their families within the hospital setting.

This involves completing psychosocial assessments and interventions to assist patients in coping with their hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation and provide support and education to families on how to support the patient after hospitalization.

The Social Worker also provides advice or guidance for any other non-medical problem or barriers to care patients may have that may hinder their rate of recovery or delay discharge and serves as a resource for continuity of care options after discharge.

Position/Opportunity Highlights

  • Work independently, as well as with a collaborative team
  • Opportunity to work in community setting, we serve 6 Southern Indiana counties
  • Work with a leadership team that believes they are there to support you

Qualifications

Current Master of Social Work degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education required.

  • Current Indiana license as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required based on state of practice.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of social work experience preferred.
  • Case Management Certification (CCM) preferred.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

  • We are conveniently located 10 minutes from downtown Louisville at 1850 State Street, New Albany, IN 47150.
  • EOE.
  • If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
  • Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker is responsible for discharge planning, case management, and providing psychosocial support to patients and their families. They also assist in identifying and overcoming non-medical barriers to care to ensure a smooth recovery and transition.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentPatient supportCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker PRN at Baptist Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

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<$90k
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$90k-110k
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$110k-130k
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$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70/hr
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in New Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,161/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salaries and excellent benefits