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Baptist Health
Homewood, Alabama

Social Worker (LMSW)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Position Summary

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), certification required within three (3) months of hire.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will provide case management services within the hospital setting. They are responsible for coordinating patient care and support services as part of the BHBH Case Management department.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) certification or obtain it within three months of hire. The role requires professional licensure appropriate for a clinical social work environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical Documentation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 40% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama 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 $66k–$86k)306 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Alabama66 active6,524 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 40% no call · 52% 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

33 jobs · 25 employers
6
<$75k
11
$75k-100k
5
$100k-125k
10
$125k-150k
1
$152k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

Social Worker

$70,000.00/Hr
#4

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

$123k-$141k
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 237 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Birmingham, Alabama
1,001-5,000 employees

Living in Homewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$527k
Typical market rent
$1,373/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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