Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas is recruiting a licensed Medical Social Worker to join its inpatient care coordination team at Saint Luke's Hospital — a full-service acute care facility embedded within a six-hospital regional health system with more than 120 years of community presence. This role sits at the intersection of clinical social work, discharge planning, and utilization management, offering a social worker the scope to drive meaningful patient transitions across a complex, high-acuity environment supported by a multidisciplinary team.
Perks and Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Health savings accounts (HSA); healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Continuing education and career development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare assistance, and auto and home insurance
Practice Highlights
- Facilitates care coordination across the continuum — from admission through safe, timely discharge — with a focus on readmission prevention and appropriate level-of-care placement
- Conducts complex psychosocial assessments and targeted interventions to promote throughput efficiency and patient satisfaction
- Identifies and stratifies patients at risk for readmission, developing individualized transition plans in collaboration with the clinical team
- Integrates national case management standards across four core domains: Transition Management, Care Coordination, Regulatory Compliance (state, federal, TJC), and Patient/Family/Caregiver Education
- Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation standards and applicable state and federal regulatory requirements
- Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to sequence care appropriately and optimize length of stay
- Part of the Baptist Health System — a regional network encompassing six full-service hospitals, a specialized children's hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency unit, a comprehensive cancer care network, imaging centers, ambulatory services, fitness and rehabilitation centers, and the Baptist School of Health Professions
Qualifications
- Minimum: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from an accredited program; Master of Social Work (MSW) preferred
- Current Texas State Social Work License commensurate with degree level (required)
- Accredited Case Manager (ACM) certification preferred
- No prior experience required; two or more years of acute care social work experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex psychosocial assessments and manage discharge planning in a high-acuity inpatient setting
About the Community
San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States — a major metropolitan center offering an exceptionally low cost of living relative to its size, a vibrant cultural scene rooted in deep Hispanic heritage, and year-round warm weather. The city is home to the River Walk, the Alamo, world-class dining, and professional sports, while also providing easy access to the Texas Hill Country for outdoor recreation. Highly rated public and private school systems, affordable housing, and no state income tax make San Antonio a compelling destination for clinicians at any career stage.