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Inpatient/Outpatient Social Worker (LCSW or LMSW) - Social Work Services - UH Truman Medical Center (5 days per week, 8:00a-4:30p; Mon-Fri)

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

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  • Inpatient/Outpatient Social Worker (LCSW or LMSW) - Social Work Services - UH Truman Medical Center (5 days per week, 8:00a-4:30p; Mon-Fri)
  • 101 Truman Medical Center
  • Job Location
  • UH Lakewood Medical Center, University Health Truman Medical Center
  • Kansas City, Missouri

Department: Social Work Services UHTMC

Position Type: Full time

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

  • Medical Social Worker – LMSW/LCSW (Inpatient/Outpatient)
  • Supporting Patients Across Acute, Ambulatory & Long-Term Care Settings

Are you a compassionate and driven Social Worker ready to make a meaningful difference in patient lives? Join our multidisciplinary care team and help provide critical support services to patients and their families in a variety of healthcare settings — including acute care, outpatient, and long-term care.

As a Medical Social Worker, you will deliver high-quality psychosocial care, engage in crisis intervention, assist with care transitions, and be a key resource for patient education and advocacy.

What You’ll Do

  • Assess and address the psychosocial needs of patients and families.
  • Coordinate discharge planning, referrals, and protective services as needed.
  • Provide crisis intervention, pre-admission screening, and long-term care support.
  • Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team to support patient-centered care.
  • May participate in program development, professional training, and student supervision.

Qualifications

For LCSW Candidates

  • Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program
  • Active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri
  • At least 2 years of post-graduate clinical experience
  • Solid understanding of clinical theory and social work practice
  • Research and analytical skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication — including public speaking
  • Ability to work across diverse populations and healthcare teams
  • Experience in healthcare or mental health settings preferred
  • If applicable, must meet requirements outlined in our Fleet Driving Safety Policy

For LMSW Candidates

  • Master’s degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program
  • Licensed in Missouri as an LMSW, or eligible to obtain license within 90 days of hire
  • Strong knowledge of social work practice and theory at the MSW level
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Healthcare or mental health care experience is a plus

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Be part of a mission-driven team focused on whole-person care.
  • Grow your career through clinical experience, mentorship, and education opportunities.
  • Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families, and the communities we serve.

Ready to bring compassion and clinical expertise to the forefront of care? We’d love to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will assess psychosocial needs, provide crisis intervention, and coordinate discharge planning for patients across acute and outpatient settings. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care and support advocacy efforts.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentPatient advocacyCare coordinationMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient/Outpatient Social Worker (LCSW or LMSW) - Social Work Services - UH Truman Medical Center (5 days per week, 8:00a-4:30p; Mon-Fri) at University Health a 6.0 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 weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,463 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $71k (middle half $62k–$80k)347 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Missouri95 active6,552 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 24% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri social worker listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment107 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,608 in the last 30 days1,361 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,463 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 27 employers
7
<$90k
5
$90k-110k
9
$110k-130k
9
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Northeast Family Services · New York, New York

$62-$70/hr
#2

Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$55.87-$67.96/hr
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$123k-$141k
#4

Mental Health Clinician (LCSW or LMFT), Suicide Risk and Assessment (ASSIST Program)

$59.42-$66.62/hr
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,463 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,446/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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