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Amedisys
North Charleston, South Carolina

Medical Social Worker Home Health

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

pay $57,000 - $71,000

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 20m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Amedisys, Inc. as a Medical Social Worker Home Health – Full-Time Days in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Licensed MSW Full-time Days Make a difference every day as an Amedisys Medical Social Worker! Join Amedisys-one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $57K - $71K
  • PPO or HSA medical plans
  • Paid time off
  • Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services
  • Up to $500 in wellness rewards
  • Mental health support
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Infertility treatment coverage
  • Adoption reimbursement

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Free telehealth

Apply to join Amedisys, Inc. as a Medical Social Worker Home Health – Full-Time Days.

Key Responsibilities

The medical social worker assists patients and families with financial, social, and emotional concerns while providing effective coping strategies. They also manage care planning, discharge functions, and communicate clinical status changes to the healthcare team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's or doctorate degree from an accredited school of social work and possess at least one year of experience in a healthcare setting. A current CPR certification and compliance with state and federal requirements are also mandatory.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medical social workPatient assessmentCoping skillsCrisis interventionDischarge planningPatient educationHealthcare coordinationRisk identificationClinical documentationInterdisciplinary communication

Social Worker Career Context

Amedisys ranks #12 of 12 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In South Carolina, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$72k (16 salary observations; 118 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Amedisys

Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

PPO or HSA medical plans
Free telehealth
Paid time off
Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services
Up to $500 in wellness rewards
Mental health support
401(k) with company match
Infertility treatment coverage