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Social Worker - IRP

Social WorkerPart-Time

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Job Title

Social Worker - IRP

Department: James | Social Work

Scope of Position

Provision of social work services to inpatients, outpatients, and their families in The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital.

Position Summary

Social work services include psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, financial counseling, discharge planning, health education and the provision of material resources and linkage with community agencies.

Social work services are provided to patients/families to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery, and safe transition from one care environment to another.

Core competencies include: Psychosocial assessment, counseling and crisis intervention skills, Knowledge of the PASAAR process for extended care facility placement and the assessment and counseling processes involved, knowledge of home healthcare set-up process and skills assessing neglect/abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence.

Minimum Qualifications

For Hire: Master of Social Work from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work; State of Ohio Social Work licensure (LSW or LISW) or equivalent education/experience.

  • Career Roadmap
  • FUNCTION: Social and Behavioral Health
  • SUB-FUNCTION: Social Work
  • CAREER BAND: Individual Contributor - Clinical

Career Level: C2

Additional Information:

Location: James Cancer Hospital (0375)

Position Type: Intermittent

Scheduled Hours

0.2

Shift: Varying Shifts

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Key Responsibilities

Provide social work services to inpatients, outpatients, and their families, including psychosocial assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, and financial counseling. Support health education, discharge planning, access to material resources, and connections to community agencies to address medically related social and emotional needs and facilitate safe transitions between care settings.

Requirements

A Master of Social Work from an accredited graduate school of social work is required. Candidates must have Ohio social work licensure (LSW or LISW), or equivalent education and experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Community Resource LinkageHome Healthcare SetupAbuse and Neglect AssessmentSubstance Abuse AssessmentDomestic Violence Assessment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $60k (middle half $53k–$68k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Ohio212 active6,608 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 34% no call · 56% 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.

Top Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 25 employers
13
<$75k
12
$75k-100k
5
$100k-125k
7
$125k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker / LCSW

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation · Irvine, California

$60-$65/hr
#2

Clinical Supervisor - CT - LPC or LCSW

Thriveworks · Connecticut

$55.85 - $64.79/hr
#3

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

$117k-$134k
#4

Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

$117k-$134k
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

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

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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