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Meritus Health
Hagerstown, Maryland

Brook Lane Social Worker or Counselor | LCSW-C, LCPC, LGPC or LMSW

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$68k-$102k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

BROOK LANE SOCIAL WORKER OR COUNSELOR | LCSW-C, LCPC, LGPC OR LMSW

Full-Time | 80 Hours Bi-Weekly

Monday–Friday | 8:00 a. m.–4:30 p. m.

Brook Lane Main Campus

Make a Difference Through Compassionate Care

Bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and commitment to helping others to Brook Lane. We are seeking a Social Worker or Counselor who is passionate about supporting patients and families through life’s challenges and helping them achieve their highest level of emotional and social well-being.

In this role, you’ll work with autonomy while providing professional counseling services, completing comprehensive assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and connecting patients and families with the resources and support they need.

What You’LL Do

As a Social Worker or Counselor, You Will

  • Conduct psychosocial and mental health assessments to identify patient needs.
  • Provide professional counseling, support, and therapeutic interventions to patients and families.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Support patients and families as they adjust to illness and other challenges affecting their overall well-being.
  • Provide appropriate information, referrals, and connections to community resources and social service programs.
  • Communicate effectively and compassionately with individuals from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.
  • Apply professional counseling principles, practices, techniques, and standards while providing patient-centered care.

What You’LL Bring

Education

  • Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited school required.

Experience

  • One year of experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Licensure

  • Appropriate Maryland licensure based on the degree held is required.
  • Candidates must be licensed at a minimum of the graduate level.
  • Applicable licensure may include LCSW-C, LCPC, LGPC, or LMSW.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The Ideal Candidate Will Bring

  • Knowledge of professional counseling principles, practices, techniques, and standards.
  • Knowledge of community organizations and available social service programs.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • The ability to connect and communicate effectively with people from diverse socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.
  • A compassionate, professional approach to supporting patients and families.

Find Purpose in the Work You Do

If you’re looking for an opportunity to use your counseling expertise to support, advocate for, and empower patients and families, we invite you to bring your skills and compassion to Brook Lane. Join a role where your knowledge, connection, and support can make a meaningful difference in someone’s journey.

Caring for Our Team

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees' well-being and professional growth. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance available starting the 1st of the month following date of hire, along with life insurance, & short and long-term disability coverage.

Paid Time Off begins accruing from day one, and we also provide a 401k plan, an education assistance program, and an employee assistance program. Additionally, employees working evening, night, or weekend shifts may be eligible for a shift differential, adding even more value to your role.

Happy to Help

At Meritus, we believe in a collaborative and caring work environment.

Interactions are an opportunity to learn, listen and to be there for one another. Therefore, we provide warm welcomes, hospitality-driven closures, and are always Happy to Help.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker or Counselor will conduct psychosocial assessments and provide professional therapeutic interventions to patients and families. They are responsible for developing individualized treatment plans and connecting patients with necessary community resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in counseling and possess an active Maryland clinical license such as LCSW-C, LCPC, LGPC, or LMSW. One year of experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentMental health assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase managementPatient advocacyInterpersonal skillsCommunity resource coordinationClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Brook Lane Social Worker or Counselor | LCSW-C, LCPC, LGPC or LMSW at Meritus Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Meritus Health ranks #6 of 15 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 20% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Hagerstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k≈ 4.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,407/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Meritus Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Hagerstown, Maryland
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance starting 1st of month after hire
Life insurance
Short and long-term disability
Paid Time Off accruing from day one
401k plan
Education assistance program
Employee assistance program
Shift differential for evening, night, or weekend shifts