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Inpatient Palliative Care Social Worker (MSW), Part Time, First Shift

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Job Description

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.

UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.

Social Workers serving in a variety of departments and clinics are responsible for responding to referrals from the interdisciplinary team.

The social worker will complete psychosocial assessments, develop and implement a plan of care that addresses patients' needs that promotes continuity of care, and facilitates transitions to the next level of care.

The social worker will provide education, consultation, and serve as a liaison to the healthcare team regarding the patient and families' emotional, psychological, social, financial and developmental aspects of care.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker is responsible for completing psychosocial assessments and developing care plans to promote continuity of care. They also serve as a liaison to the healthcare team to address the emotional, psychological, social, and financial needs of patients and families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Social Work degree and be licensed by the State of Ohio Social Work Board. A minimum of 1 to 2 years of equivalent experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentCare PlanningPatient EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationCrisis Intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Palliative Care Social Worker (MSW), Part Time, First Shift at UC Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Palliative Care (Social Work) — ranked against 52 active Palliative Care (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Palliative Care — Social Worker Career Context

UC Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 79 active listings.

Of the 50 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Palliative Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
27%
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 80% of Palliative Care (Social Work) listings

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