Emergency Department Social Worker Jobs
Emergency Department Social Worker jobs are open across hospitals, health systems, and trauma centers, from entry-level to senior clinical roles, with specializations in crisis intervention, discharge planning, and behavioral health case management. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster General Hospital
HOURS: Full Time (40 hours per week). Nights (3pm-7am). Every third weekend and rotating holidays.
Join Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health as an Emergency Department Case Manager and play a vital role in helping patients navigate complex healthcare needs during some of their most critical moments. As part of our Emergency Department team, you'll advocate for patients, coordinate care across the continuum, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality, and patient-centered outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts assessments of patient/family needs by coordinating input from all health professionals and formulating a documented plan assuring continuity of care for the rising and high-risk patients.
- Delegates care coordination based on situation while assuming accountability for patient outcome. Supports assistive personnel
- serves as a resource and holds assistive personnel accountable to complete delegated tasks.
- Identifies appropriate providers, facilities, external healthcare organizations throughout the continuum of care and communicates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to develop and maintain positive working relationships with patients, families and providers.
- Functions as a coordinator and manager of a defined health population across care setting and for multiple physicians/health care providers or health plan counterparts. Works closely with their assigned primary care department/practice to offer individualized assistance with improving and maintaining quality patient care.
- Coordinates care across the continuum (inpatient/outpatient/community) to assure appropriate utilization of clinical and community resources.
- Oversees and guides the development of multiple health partnerships to achieve a positive health effect.
- Participates on a team for data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, and programmatic evaluation related to initiatives.
- In conjunction with the practice team, identifies patients at risk for poor outcomes or experiencing poor coordination of services who would benefit from more intensive follow-up.
- Provides chronic disease and self-management education and support.
- Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Registered Nurse;
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, OR a health care related degree is required with at least ten (10) years of acute/sub acute care or Case Management experience.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, issued by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing.
Social Worker;
- Master's degree in social work (MSW), OR a Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) with a Master's degree (MS) in Human Services from an accredited school OR a Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) with ten (10) years of relevant experience.
- Three (3) years of acute care nursing, social work or other relevant case management/addictions medicine experience.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Proven informal leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently, setting priorities to coordinate care plans efficiently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Effective behavioral and educational strategies including motivational interviewing, teach-back method and self-management support.
- One (1) year experience in case coordination and planning as well as experience in project implementation and execution.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five (5) years of case management experience.
- Case management Certification (ACM/CCM) within 3 years.
- Care management experience in a managed care setting.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster General Hospital
HOURS: Full Time (40 hours per week). Nights (3pm-7am). Every third weekend and rotating holidays.
Join Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health as an Emergency Department Case Manager and play a vital role in helping patients navigate complex healthcare needs during some of their most critical moments. As part of our Emergency Department team, you'll advocate for patients, coordinate care across the continuum, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality, and patient-centered outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts assessments of patient/family needs by coordinating input from all health professionals and formulating a documented plan assuring continuity of care for the rising and high-risk patients.
- Delegates care coordination based on situation while assuming accountability for patient outcome. Supports assistive personnel
- serves as a resource and holds assistive personnel accountable to complete delegated tasks.
- Identifies appropriate providers, facilities, external healthcare organizations throughout the continuum of care and communicates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to develop and maintain positive working relationships with patients, families and providers.
- Functions as a coordinator and manager of a defined health population across care setting and for multiple physicians/health care providers or health plan counterparts. Works closely with their assigned primary care department/practice to offer individualized assistance with improving and maintaining quality patient care.
- Coordinates care across the continuum (inpatient/outpatient/community) to assure appropriate utilization of clinical and community resources.
- Oversees and guides the development of multiple health partnerships to achieve a positive health effect.
- Participates on a team for data collection, health outcomes reporting, clinical audits, and programmatic evaluation related to initiatives.
- In conjunction with the practice team, identifies patients at risk for poor outcomes or experiencing poor coordination of services who would benefit from more intensive follow-up.
- Provides chronic disease and self-management education and support.
- Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Registered Nurse;
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, OR a health care related degree is required with at least ten (10) years of acute/sub acute care or Case Management experience.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, issued by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing.
Social Worker;
- Master's degree in social work (MSW), OR a Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) with a Master's degree (MS) in Human Services from an accredited school OR a Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) with ten (10) years of relevant experience.
- Three (3) years of acute care nursing, social work or other relevant case management/addictions medicine experience.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Proven informal leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently, setting priorities to coordinate care plans efficiently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Effective behavioral and educational strategies including motivational interviewing, teach-back method and self-management support.
- One (1) year experience in case coordination and planning as well as experience in project implementation and execution.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five (5) years of case management experience.
- Case management Certification (ACM/CCM) within 3 years.
- Care management experience in a managed care setting.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in emergency department social worker jobs.
- Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited program
- Active LCSW or LMSW licensure in the state of employment
- Experience with crisis intervention and psychiatric emergency assessment
- Knowledge of discharge planning, care coordination, and community resources
- Ability to work collaboratively in fast-paced interdisciplinary clinical teams
- Familiarity with mandated reporting obligations and social determinants of health screening
Tips for Your Emergency Department Social Worker Job Search
Tailor your resume for crisis settings
Highlight direct experience in high-acuity environments like ERs, urgent care, or crisis stabilization units. Recruiters screening ED social worker resumes look for language around rapid assessment, de-escalation, and interdisciplinary team collaboration, not just general case management.
Lead with licensure on every application
Many ED social worker postings list LCSW or LMSW as a minimum requirement and filter applicants automatically. Put your license type, state, and expiration date near the top of your resume so hiring managers and ATS systems catch it immediately.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists emergency department social worker openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your specialty
Filter for openings that specify your subspecialty, whether that's trauma, pediatric ED, psychiatric crisis, or substance use. Applying to a role that matches your clinical background makes your application stronger and your cover letter easier to write convincingly.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
ED social worker interviews almost always include behavioral and situational prompts around involuntary holds, unsafe discharge situations, and family conflict. Practice structured responses that walk through your assessment process, the stakeholders you involved, and the outcome.
Negotiate schedule and on-call expectations early
ED social work roles often carry evening, overnight, or weekend coverage requirements that aren't always clear in job postings. Ask directly about shift structure and on-call frequency before accepting an offer so there are no surprises after you start.
Emergency Department Social Worker Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most emergency department social workers?
The companies hiring the most emergency department social workers right now include Corewell Health, Trinity Health, and Tenet Healthcare, with the largest share of openings in Michigan, Washington, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Large health systems and regional trauma centers tend to post the most volume consistently.
How many emergency department social worker jobs are remote?
About 60% of emergency department social worker openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, bedside nature of most ED social work roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include care coordination, utilization review, and telehealth-based crisis consultation.
How do you become an emergency department social worker?
You start by earning an MSW from an accredited program, then complete your supervised clinical hours to qualify for licensure as an LMSW or LCSW in your state. Building experience in crisis settings, inpatient social work, or behavioral health during field placements makes you a competitive candidate for ED roles. Some employers also value additional training in trauma-informed care or motivational interviewing.
Can you get hired as an emergency department social worker with little experience?
Yes, some health systems hire new MSW graduates into ED social work roles, particularly if your field placement included a hospital, crisis center, or behavioral health setting. Emphasizing any clinical hours in high-acuity environments, your ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously, and comfort with rapid assessment helps offset limited post-graduation experience when applying.
What does the emergency department social worker interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial phone or video screen with HR, followed by a clinical interview with the social work supervisor or department manager. You'll typically face scenario-based questions about psychiatric holds, unsafe discharge situations, and interdisciplinary communication. Some hospitals add a panel interview with nursing or case management staff before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to emergency department social worker jobs?
You can find and apply to emergency department social worker jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your license, specialty, and preferred location, and apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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