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Elara Caring
Worthington, Ohio

Medical Social Worker MSW Home Health PRN

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Job Description

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description

Medical Social Worker PRN/Part Time

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting.

Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their journey of health, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Medical Social Worker (MSW).

Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Medical Social Worker (MSW) with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring Mission?

  • Work in a collaborative environment.
  • Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference

Competitive Compensation Package

  • Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(K) with employer match
  • Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
  • As a Medical Social Worker (MSW), you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

Ensures that all activities are performed aligned with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Home Health team.

Assesses patients to identify the psychosocial, financial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, case conferences, team report, call-in logs, and on-site evaluations.

Make the initial social work evaluation visit and reevaluate the patient’s social work needs during each following visit.

Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the Supervisor, the physician and/or other personnel involved with patient care.

  • Reports unsafe conditions and the outcome of each visit to the appropriate Supervisor by the end of the day.
  • Implements the plan for patient safety, using patient, family, and community resources.

Participates in implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning.

Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.

  • Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
  • Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the plan of care, per agency policy.

Incorporates patient care goals established in the plan of care, as evidenced by documentation in clinical note.

Performs appropriate skilled services/interventions in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.

Counsels, instructs, and includes the patient and family in following the Plan of Care and meeting social work-related needs.

What Is Required?

Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in Social Work from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

  • 1+ year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
  • Current State License as a Social Worker
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Social work skills as defined as general social work standards
  • 50% travel required
  • Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
  • Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks
  • You will report to the Clinical Team Manager. #ECD

Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements.

Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruiting@elara.com.

Pay & Benefit Information: Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at careers.elara.com

EVerify: Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Social Worker assesses the psychosocial, financial, and environmental needs of patients to develop and implement effective care plans. They communicate significant findings to the clinical team and ensure all interventions align with agency standards and physician orders.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's or Doctoral degree in Social Work from an accredited school and possess a current state license. At least one year of healthcare social work experience and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCase managementPatient care planningClinical documentationCrisis interventionPatient counselingInterdisciplinary collaborationPhysician communicationHome health regulations

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 28% have no call, 74% 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 $63k (middle half $55k–$75k)12 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Ohio206 active6,589 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 28% no call · 74% 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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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.7this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,499 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Elara Caring

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
Continuing education opportunities at no cost
Comprehensive insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
401(K) with employer match
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Family and pet bereavement

Living in Worthington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$436k
Typical market rent
$2,094/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.