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White Hall, Arkansas

Social Worker (MSW), Behavioral Health, PRN

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital, White Hall

Social Worker (MSW), Behavioral Health

Location: 1500 W. Holland Avenue White Hall, AR 71602

Shift: PRN| As Needed | Monday-Friday 8a-5p | Rotating Weekends.

Your Experience Matters

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Social Worker (MSW) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You’ll Contribute

The Social Worker assesses, and plans interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems.

  • Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
  • Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
  • Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress.

Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.

  • Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
  • Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.
  • Provides individual, family and group therapy.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Masters required
  • Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i. e. counseling) in the state of Arkansas (CSW, LPCA, LCSW) within 6 months of hire
  • Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

EEOC Statement

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital, White Hall is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital, White Hall is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker assesses patients to plan interventions for social, emotional, and economic problems while coordinating internal and external services. They are also responsible for discharge planning, providing therapy, and supervising new staff or interns.

Requirements

A Master's degree is required, and candidates must obtain Board Certification (CSW, LPCA, or LCSW) in Arkansas within six months of hire. Additionally, the Handle With Care certification must be completed within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentIntervention PlanningIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyCrisis InterventionResource IdentificationClinical Supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker (MSW), Behavioral Health, PRN at Lifepoint Health a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution33 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
26%
PSLF eligible
15%
Loan repayment
11% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.8
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in White Hall

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$176k
Median resident rent
$985/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
Free gym memberships
Virtual care appointments
Mental health services
Discount programs