Travel Medical Social Worker - $2,320 per week in Baltimore, MD

Medical Social Worker
Location: Baltimore, MD
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $2,320 per week
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 12/7/2026

About the Position

Job Title: Social Worker - LMSW Profession: Social Services Specialty: LMSW (Licensed Masters of Social Worker) Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 8 hours (08:00 - 16:30 or 09:00 - 17:30 option) Experience: 2 years required; first-time travelers accepted License: LMSW required Certifications: BLS, CPI preferred Must-Have: Strong behavioral health/psych experience required Description: The position requires a Licensed Masters of Social Worker with strong behavioral health and psychiatric experience. The role involves adult acute inpatient psychiatric stabilization, including both voluntary and involuntary admissions. Comprehensive psychiatric assessments and medication management are essential duties. The Social Worker will conduct suicide risk assessments and safety planning. Crisis intervention and behavioral de-escalation will be part of the workload. The worker will provide individual, group, and family therapy and engage in psychoeducational programming. Interdisciplinary treatment planning involves psychiatry, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, pharmacy, and case management. Substance use assessments and treatment coordination are required tasks. The role includes discharge planning and coordinating outpatient behavioral health services. Patient safety monitoring, including close observation as clinically indicated, is essential. The Social Worker will coordinate with community behavioral health providers, residential treatment programs, and substance use treatment programs. The work environment includes a ligature-resistant patient care setting and behavioral health-safe equipment. Emergency response equipment and safety monitoring systems are part of the unit equipment. Candidates must be comfortable floating within the specialty as needed. The position does not require weekends or pre-scheduled on-call shifts. Some holiday coverage will be required as scheduled.

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• BLS
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam