Social Worker
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Job Description
Why NHC?
At NHC, we “Put our Heart in Everything We Do!” We take pride in working together as a team in our family-oriented work environment. We provide a culture of excellence, recognition, empowerment, and fun. We offer professional growth opportunities along with competitive compensation wage increases based on performance. If you want this experience in your career, apply today!
Position: Social Worker
The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources.
Benefits We Offer
- Flexible Schedule
- Competitive Pay & Holiday Incentive Pay
- Earned Time Off
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
- 401k with generous company contributions
- Uniforms
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
- Advancement Opportunities
Social Worker Position Highlights
- working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability and death
- serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining and resolving grievances
- coordinating discharge planning functions
- reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs
- participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
- maintaining confidentiality of professional information
NHC Dickson is located at 812 N Charlotte St, Dickson, TN 37055
If you are interested in working as a Social Worker for a leader in senior care, share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, and have a heart for the geriatric patient, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/dickson/
We look forward to talking with you about this great Social Worker opportunity.
NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker will support patients and families with adjustment to center life and crises related to illness or disability. They are also responsible for coordinating discharge planning and advocating for patient needs within the care team.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program. Knowledge of the case management process and the specific needs of geriatric patients is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Adams Place a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 38% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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