Social Worker - Emergency Department

Benefits

Parental leave

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Non-birth-parent leave

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Family-building benefits

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Mental health support

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Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

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Learning budget

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Salary

$79K-$124K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$81,444 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+6.9% - Faster than average

24% above the BLS role benchmark for healthcare aggregate.

Matched to SOC 29-1141 - Healthcare aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Healthcare From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

Cover letter

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Assessment

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Deadline

Jun 18, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Where they hire

Hires in: OH From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

Social Worker - Emergency Department Cleveland, Ohio Summary The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is actively recruiting for a Social Worker within the Emergency Department. The incumbent is responsible for providing assistance with care coordination for veterans who are being referred from community health care organization for VA services/programs, direct social work services to veterans being seen for treatment in the emergency department. Duties This position is located primarily in the WP Emergency Department (ED) and the Patient Transfer Center (PTC) located in the Patient Business Office. The ED social worker provides direct social work services to patients presenting for care in the ED and to begin discharge planning from the ED as a bridge to inpatient care. The social worker will also screen, as part of the GERI-VET program, patients 75 years of age or older to assist in care coordination and work to reduce admissions for non-acute medical, social concerns. All veterans referred from the ED staff presenting with psychosocial issues that may inhibit medical care follow through, independent care / social functioning or the need for possible social admission will receive a thorough psychosocial assessment of the presenting problem(s). The social worker will seek to identify additional psychosocial issues (e.g. psychiatric, substance abuse, economic, housing, legal, interpersonal) that may also require treatment or referral. The primary goal is to assess the patient's current level of social functioning, to assist them in moving towards a higher level of functioning, stability, self-sufficiency, and prevent unneeded social admissions by providing

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