Top skills for Medical Social Worker jobs
Based on 82 active Medical Social Worker postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Medical Social Worker postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Health Care51%
- Counseling49%
- Referrals45%
- Mental Health33%
- Insurance32%
- Regulations25%
- Case Management22%
- Interviewing21%
- Ethics19%
- Reimbursement19%
- Acute Care15%
- Critical Thinking15%
- Disabilities15%
- Empathy14%
- Nursing12%
- Professional Development12%
- Home Care11%
- Negotiation11%
- Utilization Management11%
- Supportive Care10%
- Therapy10%
- Decision Making8%
- Directives8%
- Supportive Counseling8%
- External Customers7%
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