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McLaren Health Care
Lapeer, Michigan

Social Worker MSW

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Summary

Provides assessment and intervention to assist clients/families to improve social and economic difficulties interfering with health and wellness through use of casework process and principles, strategies, and community resources.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned

1. Determines nature of client's situation by interviewing client; assessing medical, psychological, emotional, and social information; making on-site visits.

2. Establishes course of action by exploring options; setting goals with client.

3. Obtains assistance for client by referring him/her to community resources; arranging for appointments; establishing rapport with other agencies.

4. Fosters client's action or adjustment by interpreting attitudes and patterns of behavior; explaining and pointing out new options.

5. Performs individual and/or family therapy, as indicated.

6. Maintains Medical Record and department case documentation barriers to goal attainment, and client/family response to intervention. Maintains appropriate casework statistics.

Required

  • Masters degree in Social Work from accredited educational institution
  • State of Michigan licensure as a Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW)

Preferred

  • Prior experience preferred
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association or equivalent through the Military Training network (MTN)

Position/Subsidiary Specific

Required

  • Valid driver’s license, proof of valid auto insurance coverage at all times and maintain a driving record in accordance with McLaren’s corporate driving policy and eligibility guidelines.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Key Responsibilities

Provides assessment and intervention to assist clients and families in improving social and economic difficulties that interfere with health and wellness. Conducts on-site visits, performs individual or family therapy, and maintains detailed medical records and case documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work and a valid Michigan Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW) license. Candidates must also possess a valid driver’s license and maintain appropriate auto insurance.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case managementClient assessmentCrisis interventionIndividual therapyMedical record documentationCommunity resource coordinationPsychological assessment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $74k (middle half $65k–$84k)318 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan230 active6,477 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 28% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment249 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,525 in the last 30 days1,439 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 28 employers
10
<$85k
14
$85k-105k
4
$105k-125k
7
$125k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,407 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lapeer

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k
Typical market rent
$1,463/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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