Social Worker (MSW)- Psychiatric - 36/hrs, Day Shifts (Temple Health Chestnut Hill Hospital)
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Job Description
The Social Worker helps patients and families adjust to illness and life-style changes due to illness through counseling and coordination of community, social and hospital services, and intervenes appropriately in cases of suspected domestic violence or abuse.
Applicant must have Behavior Health experience, utilization and health insurance knowledge and able to work with patients 50 years and older. Able to complete social assessment, address referrals, and pre-cert new patients run family meeting and run groups.
Education
Master's Degree Social Work Required
Experience
General Experience Relevant Experience Required
Licenses
Key Responsibilities
The social worker assists patients and families in adjusting to illness through counseling and the coordination of hospital and community services. They are also responsible for conducting social assessments, facilitating family meetings, and leading therapeutic groups.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess experience in behavioral health. Proficiency in utilization review, health insurance knowledge, and the ability to work with patients aged 50 and older are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Social Worker Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- 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 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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