Travel Social Worker

Ironside Human Resources; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Flights provided

Job summary

Ironside Human Resources in Anchorage, Alaska seeks a Travel Social Worker for a full-time, six-month contract with a rural hospital northwest of Anchorage. Housing and flights are provided, and the assignment offers a unique rural health care experience.

Provide medical social work services to patients of all ages in Acute Care and Primary Care settings; perform case management, discharge planning, crisis intervention, and care coordination; coordinate nursing home and assisted living

Qualifications

• Provide medical social work services to patients of all ages, including those in the Acute Care Unit and Primary Care Clinic.
• Respond to requests for medical social work services, including case management, discharge planning, nursing home/assisted living placements, risk management, crisis intervention, and care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical social work services to patients in the Acute Care Unit and Primary Care Clinic.
• Respond to requests for medical social work services, including case management, discharge planning, nursing home/assisted living placements, risk management, crisis intervention, and care coordination.
• Social Worker coordinates nursing home and assisted living placements for patients.
• 6-month contract and travel requirements for rural Alaska assignment.

Skills

Case management

Discharge planning

Crisis intervention

Care coordination

Education

Licensed Social Worker (LSW/LCSW) certification

Job description

Contract | Ironside Human Resources | United States

Posted On 10/14/2026

Job Information

Health Care

$60/hour

City Anchorage

State/Province Alaska

99501

Job Description

Rural hospital located several hundred miles northwest of Anchorage, AK seeking a full-time, Travel Social Worker to join their team.

Pay: $60.00/hour

• Housing and Flights are provided!
  
• Provide medical social work services to patients of all ages, including the patients located in the Acute Care Unit, Primary Care Clinic
  
• Respond to requests for medical social work services, including case management, discharge planning, nursing home/assisted living placements, risk man agreement, crisis intervention, and care coordination
  
• Social Worker Coordinate nursing home and assisted living placements for patients.
  
• 6-month contract
  

Travel Social Worker Qualifications:

• Must be a licensed Social Worker
  
• Performing medical social work, child protection or adult protection services or related field
  
• Ability to use and implement the psycho-social diagnostic process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation
  

The Location:

• Rural, remote town northwest of Anchorage.
  
• No state income tax and permanent fund dividend after a full calendar year of Alaska Residency
  
• Great fishing, hunting, and wildlife including the ability to go see polar bears and sled dogs.
  
• Daily flights to Anchorage and other Alaskan cities
  
• Amazing experience that is unique to rural Alaska!
  
• Excellent retail and dining that are all locally owned and operated