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Stormont Vail Health
Topeka, Kansas

Acute Care Social Worker - Behavioral Health Adult - FT - Day

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Status: Full time

Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)

Hours per Week

  • 40
  • Job Information
  • Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

The Clinical Instructor is responsible to providing oversight, guidance, and mentorship to social work students as assigned by the manager. The clinical instructor will collaborate with the academic institution and comply with program specific requirements. The clinical instructor will demonstrate competency in the department by following policies and procedures.

Experience Qualifications

1 year Stormont Vail Health Experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to provide timely and constructive feedback to students.
  • Serves as a role model for professional performance and behavior.
  • Ability to organize work and establish priorities.

Strong Attention to Detail

Ability to be patient and understanding with a student/learner.

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - KSBSRB Must have a valid and current license to be able to practice in Kansas. Required or

Licensed Masters Social Worker - KSBSRB Must have a valid and current license to be able to practice in Kansas. Required

What You Will Do

  • Demonstrates clinical competency, knowledge, decision making and appropriate skill level.
  • Provides constructive and timely feedback to students.

Instructs students in department. Coordinates with the professional program faculty to teach key concepts and provide remediation if required.

Completes professional program requirements including, but not limited to, meetings with academic institution and full written student evaluations each semester.

Perform essential and marginal duties of the acute care social worker

Participates in development and attainment of system wide/department hospital goals and demonstrates self-improvement with continuing education and participation in professional development.

  • Required for All Jobs
  • Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

  • Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
  • Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
  • Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
  • Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.

Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

On-Site; No Remote

Scope

No Supervisory Responsibility

No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

  • Physical Demands
  • Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Feeling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Kneeling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Operate Foot Controls: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Sitting: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Standing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Working Conditions
  • Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Combative Patients: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Needle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Noise/Sounds: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical instructor provides oversight, guidance, and mentorship to social work students while collaborating with academic institutions. They also perform essential acute care social work duties and ensure clinical competency within the department.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW) or Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) license in Kansas. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to provide constructive feedback to learners.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical instructionBehavioral healthStudent evaluationCase managementOrganization

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 40% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $71k (middle half $64k–$83k)301 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Kansas51 active6,608 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 40% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,518 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Topeka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$207k
Typical market rent
$1,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Topeka, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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