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Saint Luke's Health System
Overland Park, Kansas

Social Worker

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 15m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Saint Luke's Health System as a Social Worker in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. ​ Saint Luke's South Hospital is seeking a full-time Social Worker to join our Team! Responsible and accountable for assessment of psychological, social, emotional, cultural and financial needs, and the resulting treatment that impacts patients' health and recovery.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Saint Luke's Health System in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker is responsible for assessing the psychological, social, and emotional needs of patients to facilitate effective treatment and recovery. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage discharge planning, crisis intervention, and patient education within an acute care setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Social Work and possess a valid Kansas LMSW or LCSW license. Prior experience in a healthcare setting is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentClinical social workMultidisciplinary team collaborationCase managementProtective servicesReferral coordinationTreatment planningResearch skillsCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Saint Luke's Health System 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 5,839 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

In Kansas, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (31 salary observations; 76 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 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, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,839 active roles in this specialty

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
23%
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Social Work

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Saint Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, MO
5,001-10,000 employees