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Social Worker - BSW

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Job Description

  • Full-Time Social Worker (BSW)
  • Location: Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine (KCBM)
  • Schedule: Full-Time | Day Shift
  • Pay: Based on Experience

Equal Opportunity Employer

Join a Team That Makes a Difference

Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine (KCBM) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Worker (BSW) to join our multidisciplinary behavioral health team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a brand-new facility focused on improving lives through short-term, acute intervention for adults and geriatric patients.

About Us

KCBM is a 64-bed inpatient hospital providing care to individuals experiencing behavioral health and substance use crises. We offer inpatient, IOP, and PHP services, serving both adult and geriatric populations. KCBM is a joint venture between National Health Corporation (NHC), Tennova Healthcare, and the University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville.

Your Role

As a Social Worker, you will play a vital role in patient care by:

  • Completing psychosocial assessments and treatment plans
  • Leading individual, family, and group therapy
  • Coordinating discharge and aftercare planning
  • Supporting community outreach and education efforts
  • Collaborating closely with clinical and medical teams

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited institution. BSWs only need apply, other degrees will not considered
  • Membership in the Academy of Certified Social Workers

Training

  • Documented training related to behavioral health within the past year
  • Eligible to meet hospital standards

Experience

  • One (1) year experience in an acute geriatric behavioral health setting preferred

What We Offer

  • New, modern facility with growth opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and family sick leave
  • Competitive benefits package including 401(k) match

Our Mission

We are committed to improving quality of life through personalized behavioral health care in a safe, supportive environment. Our vision is to connect families, communities, and providers to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care—one patient at a time.

Apply today to join a compassionate, growing team at Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine.

EOE

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop treatment plans, and facilitate individual, family, and group therapy sessions. Additionally, they will coordinate discharge and aftercare planning while collaborating with the multidisciplinary clinical team.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Treatment planningIndividual therapyFamily therapyDischarge planningSubstance use crisis interventionGeriatric careClinical collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

In Tennessee, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (34 salary observations; 326 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (4,412 salary observations; 19,550 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% 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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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 32 employers

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$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Remote (LICSW) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker-West Virginia

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,480 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Knoxville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,712/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Paid vacation
Sick leave
Family sick leave
401(k) match
Competitive benefits package