Social Worker PRN
Compensation
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The week · per this postingWeekdays only
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Job Description
Saint Luke's North Hospital is seeking a PRN Social Worker to join our team!
Responsible and accountable for assessing the psychological social emotional cultural or financial needs that impact patient s health and recovery.
To provide professional social work services that utilize supportive counseling and clinical knowledge in assessing the needs of patients and families during illness crisis intervention and post discharge planning.
Collaborates with members of health care team in the development of a transition plan and addresses needs in a timely manner. Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.
PRN, shifts available any day of the week, hours are 8 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
- Completes family therapy sessions with patients and their families.
- Participates in daily treatment team meetings.
- Provides psychoeducational group therapy sessions to patients.
- Assists with discharging planning, making referrals and assisting with transportation arrangements
- Master's in Social Work required
- LMSW (or LCSW) in MO required
- Job Requirements
Applicable Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Licensed Masters Social Worker (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Master's Degree
Job Details
- PRN
- Day (United States of America)
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker assesses the psychological, social, and emotional needs of patients to facilitate recovery and effective transition planning. They conduct family therapy, lead psychoeducational group sessions, and collaborate with the healthcare team to manage patient care and discharge arrangements.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess a valid LMSW or LCSW license in Missouri. The role requires less than one year of applicable experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker PRN at Saint Luke's Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,477 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 16% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in social work | ranked against 6,477 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Missouri | 97 active | 6,554 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 16% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment108 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,568 in the last 30 days | 1,507 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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- No weekends
- No nights
About Saint Luke's Health System
Living in Smithville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $342k
- Median resident rent
- $1,323/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.