Skip to content

Mental health

Licensed Social Worker

Trinity Health logoTrinity Health$30.00–$46.51/hrLoyola Medicine - Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, IL)Full timePosted 2w agoStill open, checked every night

How this pay compares

This posting states $30–$46.51 an hour. Open social worker jobs in Illinois post a median of $38.25 an hour, the middle half $34.47–$38.83, across 39 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Social workers employed in Illinois earn a median of $30.90 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

Social workers in Illinois: pay by town and employer

The Mental Health & Social Work job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly

Medicare rating of Loyola University Medical Center

Medicare gives Loyola University Medical Center 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Illinois's hospitals average 3.0). 76% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Illinois hospitals by rating.

Mental health and social work jobs in our research

  • How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 24.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 74.3%
  • Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.63x · Clicks 35
  • How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 63.7% · Stating an hourly rate 46.0%

From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 9 Nov 2026. Every figure for Mental health and social work jobs

About the job

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Description

oyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. Loyola University Medical Center is part of a three-hospital system including Loyola University Medical Center , Gottlieb Memorial Hospital , and MacNeal Hospital .

Loyola University Medical center has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker. The Social Worker works collaboratively with the Care Management Team for coordinated patient care delivery across the continuum.

What we offer

  • Benefits from Day One
  • Daily Pay! Work today, Get paid today
  • Competitive Shift Differentials
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & Loyola University Medical Center)
  • Childcare Employee Discount at Gottlieb’s Child Development Center
  • Referral Rewards
  • Strong Team Culture
  • Career Growth Opportunities

What you will do

  • Provides psychosocial assessment, intervention, evaluation, consultation, and education to patient/families as part of comprehensive care management services.,
  • Identifies high risk patients from a psychosocial/financial perspective and provides information, support, counseling, care management and referrals to appropriate resources.
  • Serves as a liaison for complex transitions/discharges between the hospital and community agencies for the exchange of clinical and referral information.
  • Contributes to training of social work professionals as part of the education program at LUHS.
  • Facilitates and coordinates details of placement and actual discharge of complex discharges to appropriate agencies. Discusses with interdisciplinary team the discharge plan and any barriers to a safe discharge.

What you will need

  • Master's degree required in Social Work.
  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required; LCSW preferred.
  • 1-2 years of previous job-related experience required.
  • Experience in the ER or acute hospital setting preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to manage crisis situations calmly and effectively.
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations.

Compensation

Salary Range: $30.00 - $46.51per hour

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Benefits

Click or copy URL to your browser:

www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

From Trinity Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

Selected agencies hiring now

All agencies and apps →

These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.

Sponsored

Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.

Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.

New mental health and social work jobs in Illinois, by email

One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is a health system with 91 (source: Trinity Health, About Us) hospitals, 101 (source: Trinity Health, About Us) continuing care locations and 133,000 (source: Trinity Health, About Us) colleagues serving communities across 23 (source: Trinity Health, About Us) states. Source: Trinity Health, About Us

Based in Livonia, MIHires in 17 statesPay on its listings: 28.8% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

More open jobs at Trinity Health

More mental health and social work jobs

A licensed counselor or social worker?

One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.

Create my profile

Trinity Health openings, sent to you weekly

Each week we send the newest postings from Trinity Health's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.