Inpatient Social Worker I: Acute Care & Tuition Discount

Penn State Health; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Wellness programs

Fitness discounts

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Identity theft protection

Tuition reimbursement

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Penn State Health Milton Hershey Medical Center is seeking a social worker to join an interdisciplinary team, ensuring smooth patient care from admission through discharge. The role emphasizes crisis intervention and counseling across patient and family units to support complex medical needs.

The ideal candidate holds a Master of Social Work, PA licensure, and has acute care case management experience. Penn State Health offers robust benefits including a 75% tuition discount and Total Rewards

Responsibilities

• Interdisciplinary teamwork to maintain continuity of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Provide crisis intervention and various counseling modalities (individual, family, group, bereavement, end of life).
• Participate in programs to improve access, quality of care, and patient satisfaction.

Education

Master of Social Work

Social work license in Pennsylvania

Case management experience

Tools

Cerner

Navihealth/Curaspan

Job description

Penn State Health Milton Hershey Medical Center is seeking a social worker to join an interdisciplinary team, ensuring smooth patient care from admission through discharge. The role emphasizes crisis intervention and counseling across patient and family units to support complex medical needs.

The ideal candidate holds a Master of Social Work, PA licensure, and has acute care case management experience. Penn State Health offers robust benefits including a 75% tuition discount and Total Rewards