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Hospital Social Worker roles in the U.S. require a master's degree in social work and state licensure, both of which qualify as specialty occupation criteria for E-3 visa sponsorship. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable pathway for Australian social workers pursuing hospital positions.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research, and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.
LOCATION
Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Austin
JOB DESCRIPTION
This role is specifically for the Austin Hope Center located in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The anticipated start date will be in August 2026.
Provides direct and indirect services to patients and families. The core functions of social work include: assisting patients and families through their adjustment to illness or hospitalization; protective services for children and families at risk; assisting patients and families with understanding and adhering to treatment plans; and linkage to community agencies and services.
JOB DUTIES:
- Coordinates service delivery with families and appropriate team members across the continuum. Makes necessary referrals to other team members and/or community resources. Collaborates with the family to assist them in utilizing community service linkages.
- Meets daily with the inpatient floor case manager to review inpatient census, as well as to proactively identify and address any potential barriers to discharge, should this social worker be assigned to an inpatient unit.
- Identifies, assesses, and responds to child/family needs; includes in this process (identification, assessment, response) age-specific developmental needs, psychosocial needs, cultural needs, and spiritual needs. Particularly focuses on addressing the social and emotional needs of families that impact on a patient's medical treatment and outcome. These needs may include, but are not limited to, adjustment to illness, poor coping abilities, impairment in parental functioning, guardianship issues, adherence to treatment plan, need for additional resources due to poverty or compromised financial status, substance abuse, cultural differences, death/dying/bereavement, and family welfare (including child abuse and neglect and domestic violence).
- Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, reliable, and beneficial. Utilizes these relationships for the patient's well-being and treatment.
- Provides timely and effective intervention for families in emergency/crisis situations. This includes dying/death/bereavement; protective services and domestic violence issues, codes, deterioration of child's health status, or other situations deemed emergent by the family or health care team.
- Documents in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with professional standards (see assessment/documentation policies).
- Communicates with members of the health care team, through formal and informal means of transmitting information, in order to provide optimal care of patients and families. Informs health care team of the role of community and other internal providers in impacting a social and emotional status of a child and family. Assists case managers in discharge planning and community linkages for families with complex social and emotional needs.
- Maintains and role models professional boundaries within social work and health care teams.
- Addresses the psychosocial/spiritual/developmental/cultural needs of the child and family throughout the continuum of care. Particularly collaborates closely with assigned team in addressing the social and emotional concerns of families served. Participates regularly in the team's interdisciplinary rounds.
- Participates in the team's group problem-solving and program planning. Collaborates with team to develop programs that target high-risk families and to maximize opportunities for preventive health care for all families served. Educates interdisciplinary team regarding how social and emotional issues impact on a family's coping with illness and response to treatment. Leads team and other family service professional in establishing family services goals for team care delivery.
- Recognizes that response to the customer and the changing environment may involve going beyond the confines of the traditional job description. Maintains an environment that reflects pride and ownership and shows a willingness to care for the surroundings.
- Performs administrative and project management duties, as assigned. May precept social work students. Maintains appropriate records and statistics. Participates in hospital-wide social work intake system. Participates in hospital-wide social work on-call system. Maintains and enhances information and referral lists for staff use. Communicates with team on changing hospital, community agency, and governmental policies that impact on the treatment and care of children and their families.
- Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence, and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers, and others.
K.S.A.'s:
- Master's degree in social work from a university approved by the Council for Social Work Education. Current Illinois State Social Work licensure (LSW) required. LCSW preferred.
- Work or internship experience in a health care, child welfare, or mental health setting preferred. Experience working with children and families.
- Ability to think proactively, creatively, and take initiative appropriately. Demonstrates excellent communication, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates ability to work as a part of multiple teams. Spanish language abilities and skills strongly preferred.
- Stamina and energy to maintain direct patient contact on a regular basis with seriously ill persons, to coordinate multiple demands made on time, and to fulfill on-call requirements as assigned.
Education
Master's Degree: Social Work (Required)
PAY RANGE
$65,520.00-$107,120.00 Salary
At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.
BENEFIT STATEMENT
For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life and disability
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b) with a 5% employer match
- Various voluntary benefits:
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup Childcare and Eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
There’s a Place for You with Us
At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.
Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Support email: peoplequestions@luriechildrens.org
INTRODUCTION
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research, and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.
LOCATION
Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Austin
JOB DESCRIPTION
This role is specifically for the Austin Hope Center located in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The anticipated start date will be in August 2026.
Provides direct and indirect services to patients and families. The core functions of social work include: assisting patients and families through their adjustment to illness or hospitalization; protective services for children and families at risk; assisting patients and families with understanding and adhering to treatment plans; and linkage to community agencies and services.
JOB DUTIES:
- Coordinates service delivery with families and appropriate team members across the continuum. Makes necessary referrals to other team members and/or community resources. Collaborates with the family to assist them in utilizing community service linkages.
- Meets daily with the inpatient floor case manager to review inpatient census, as well as to proactively identify and address any potential barriers to discharge, should this social worker be assigned to an inpatient unit.
- Identifies, assesses, and responds to child/family needs; includes in this process (identification, assessment, response) age-specific developmental needs, psychosocial needs, cultural needs, and spiritual needs. Particularly focuses on addressing the social and emotional needs of families that impact on a patient's medical treatment and outcome. These needs may include, but are not limited to, adjustment to illness, poor coping abilities, impairment in parental functioning, guardianship issues, adherence to treatment plan, need for additional resources due to poverty or compromised financial status, substance abuse, cultural differences, death/dying/bereavement, and family welfare (including child abuse and neglect and domestic violence).
- Develops relationships with families that are caring, trusting, reliable, and beneficial. Utilizes these relationships for the patient's well-being and treatment.
- Provides timely and effective intervention for families in emergency/crisis situations. This includes dying/death/bereavement; protective services and domestic violence issues, codes, deterioration of child's health status, or other situations deemed emergent by the family or health care team.
- Documents in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with professional standards (see assessment/documentation policies).
- Communicates with members of the health care team, through formal and informal means of transmitting information, in order to provide optimal care of patients and families. Informs health care team of the role of community and other internal providers in impacting a social and emotional status of a child and family. Assists case managers in discharge planning and community linkages for families with complex social and emotional needs.
- Maintains and role models professional boundaries within social work and health care teams.
- Addresses the psychosocial/spiritual/developmental/cultural needs of the child and family throughout the continuum of care. Particularly collaborates closely with assigned team in addressing the social and emotional concerns of families served. Participates regularly in the team's interdisciplinary rounds.
- Participates in the team's group problem-solving and program planning. Collaborates with team to develop programs that target high-risk families and to maximize opportunities for preventive health care for all families served. Educates interdisciplinary team regarding how social and emotional issues impact on a family's coping with illness and response to treatment. Leads team and other family service professional in establishing family services goals for team care delivery.
- Recognizes that response to the customer and the changing environment may involve going beyond the confines of the traditional job description. Maintains an environment that reflects pride and ownership and shows a willingness to care for the surroundings.
- Performs administrative and project management duties, as assigned. May precept social work students. Maintains appropriate records and statistics. Participates in hospital-wide social work intake system. Participates in hospital-wide social work on-call system. Maintains and enhances information and referral lists for staff use. Communicates with team on changing hospital, community agency, and governmental policies that impact on the treatment and care of children and their families.
- Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence, and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers, and others.
K.S.A.'s:
- Master's degree in social work from a university approved by the Council for Social Work Education. Current Illinois State Social Work licensure (LSW) required. LCSW preferred.
- Work or internship experience in a health care, child welfare, or mental health setting preferred. Experience working with children and families.
- Ability to think proactively, creatively, and take initiative appropriately. Demonstrates excellent communication, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates ability to work as a part of multiple teams. Spanish language abilities and skills strongly preferred.
- Stamina and energy to maintain direct patient contact on a regular basis with seriously ill persons, to coordinate multiple demands made on time, and to fulfill on-call requirements as assigned.
Education
Master's Degree: Social Work (Required)
PAY RANGE
$65,520.00-$107,120.00 Salary
At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.
BENEFIT STATEMENT
For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life and disability
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b) with a 5% employer match
- Various voluntary benefits:
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup Childcare and Eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
There’s a Place for You with Us
At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.
Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Support email: peoplequestions@luriechildrens.org
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship in Hospital Social Worker
Verify your MSW meets specialty occupation standards
Australian MSW graduates from a three-year program are generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. master's degree, but get a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator before applying. Hospitals need this documentation to file your Labor Condition Application with the DOL.
Research state licensure before targeting employers
Each U.S. state has its own social work licensure board, and some states require you to hold a license before your start date. Identify which states have reciprocity pathways or provisional licenses for internationally trained applicants so you can narrow your job search accordingly.
Target hospitals with dedicated HR or immigration support
Large health systems and academic medical centers are more likely to have in-house HR teams familiar with E-3 visa sponsorship than small community hospitals. Focus your applications on systems that employ multiple international staff, as they've already worked through the LCA and consular process.
Use Migrate Mate to search E-3 sponsorship roles
Hospital Social Worker roles with active E-3 sponsorship are harder to find through general job searches. Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers willing to sponsor Australian nationals, so you're not wasting applications on roles where sponsorship isn't on the table.
Address licensure timing explicitly during offer negotiations
Employers sometimes withdraw offers when they realize state licensure can't be obtained before the start date. Clarify the licensing timeline upfront and negotiate a conditional start date or a provisional employment arrangement while your foreign credential evaluation and licensure application are processed.
File your LCA and visa paperwork through a managed service
The LCA must be certified by the DOL before your consulate appointment, and the sequencing matters. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing is submitted out of order or with missing documentation that delays your start date.
E-3 Visa Hospital Social Worker: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Hospital Social Worker jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Most job postings don't explicitly advertise E-3 sponsorship, so searching general boards is inefficient. Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface roles where employers are open to sponsoring Australian nationals. Filtering by role and visa type narrows your search to hospitals already familiar with the E-3 process, saving you from dead-end applications.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Hospital Social Worker role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes. Hospital Social Worker positions require at minimum a master's degree in social work, and most hospitals require or prefer state licensure on top of that. This degree requirement ties directly to the E-3's specialty occupation definition, which requires a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge attained through at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Australian social workers?
The E-3 is exclusively available to Australian citizens and has no lottery, no annual cap, and no registration fee. H-1B visa applications are entered into a randomized lottery each March with a roughly 20-30% selection rate. For an Australian Hospital Social Worker, the E-3 is a direct, predictable pathway that doesn't depend on luck, and it's renewable indefinitely as long as you hold a qualifying position.
Can I start a Hospital Social Worker job in the U.S. before my state license is issued?
Some states allow provisional or temporary practice permits while your full license application is pending, but this varies significantly by state. Your employer must be willing to structure the offer around this timeline. The E-3 itself doesn't require you to be licensed at the time of application, but your employer's credentialing requirements and state law govern when you can actually practice in the role.