Social Worker

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children's St. Louis is seeking candidates for a PRN Social Worker to join our Care Management team.

The Social Worker is responsible for providing assessments, planning, interventions and follow-up for patients and family members at Shriners Children's across the continuum of care. Through this function, by joining the team, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact on our patient's experience. You'll help to provide continuity of care for positive outcomes in our family centered environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Documents assessments, interventions, plans and evaluations in accordance with regulatory agency requirements and SHC policy.

• Coordinates the plan of care plan to achieve desired outcomes and integrates the work of the health care team by coordinating resources and services necessary to accomplish agreed-upon goals.  

• Advocates by supporting or recommending services for the protection of the patient's health, safety and rights.

• Collaborates by working with patients, families, caregivers and the health care team locally and within the system to jointly communicate, problem solve, and share accountability for optimal outcomes.

• Arranges services among community agencies, physicians, patients, family, caregivers and others involved in the plan of care.

Required Qualifications:

• Social Work Masters

• SW License in State of Practice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Case Management Certification (CM, ACM or ANCC)

• 3 Years of Social Work experience