Medical Social Worker
CommonSpirit Health · Elizabethtown, KY
- EmployerCommonSpirit Health
- LocationElizabethtown, KY
- EmploymentPer diem
- Postedyesterday
- Requisition101953970064
- ProfessionClinical Social Worker
About this role
CommonSpirit Health is hiring a Medical Social Worker in Elizabethtown, KY. The employer published a pay range of $26.70–$39.71 per hour, and the listing is for a per diem position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other clinical social worker roles before you apply.
Clinical social workers assess patients and families, plan discharges and connect them with services and counseling.
How this pay compares
The midpoint of this range, $33.20 per hour, is 23% below the median of 368 Social Worker postings with published pay across the US ($43 per hour).
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Elizabethtown, KY at a glance
- $28.84/hrmedian pay, Elizabethtown area
- $21–$30middle half of earners, per hour
- 91price level, U.S. = 100
- 1hospital listed by CMS in Elizabethtown
- The metro median is 8% below the Kentucky statewide median of $31.18 per hour. Nationally the median is $32.74 per hour.
- Adjusted for local prices, a $28.84 median hour in Elizabethtown buys what $31.84 buys at the national price level.
- HRSA lists 2 active mental health shortage designations covering Hardin County; shortage areas often have more openings.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.
What do clinical social workers get paid at other hospitals in the US?
- CommonSpirit HealthElizabethtown, KY$33.20/hr
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$66.11/hr
- Veterans Health AdministrationLos Angeles, CA$63.41/hr
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- MSW degree
- LCSW or LMSW license in the state of the job
- Medical or behavioral health experience for many roles
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