Social Worker -Pool (Temple University Hospital)
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Job Description
The Social Worker II assesses the patient's psychological situation in order to make recommendations to medical personnel, and provides direct services that ensure the patient's best use of health care services including safe and timely discharges.
Education
Master's Degree Accredited School of Social Work Required
Experience
2 years experience as a Medical Social Worker Preferred
- Licenses
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Preferred
- PA Social Worker License Preferred
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker assesses patients' psychological situations to provide recommendations to medical staff. They also deliver direct services to ensure patients utilize healthcare resources effectively for safe and timely discharges.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work. Two years of experience as a medical social worker is preferred, along with a PA Social Worker license and CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
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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