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Charleston, South Carolina

Licensed Master Social Worker/ Counselor- IOP

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Description Summary
  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC000661 CHS - Revisions (IOP)
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-27
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Description

Provides individual and group therapy to adult patients in an outpatient community psychiatry treatment clinic located within an academic medical center. Interviews client, family and any other providers to assess the patient's level of functioning, strengths and deficits, and emotional status.

Develops a comprehensive picture of the client'spatient’s service and treatment needs. Serves as a member of the treatment team in the diagnostic evaluation of clients and the identification of treatment objectives.

  • Work Experience: 3-5 years
  • State licensure and/or professional certification required. LMSW, LISW-CP, LPC, PhD

Additional Job Description

Education: Master's degree in a social work or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Credentials: MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management preferred.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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Key Responsibilities

Provides individual and group therapy to adult patients in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. Conducts diagnostic evaluations and collaborates with a treatment team to identify patient service and treatment objectives.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in social work and licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Candidates must have 3-5 years of relevant work experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyPsychiatric assessmentTreatment planningClinical interviewing

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 31 employers

13
<$85k
3
$85k-100k
7
$100k-115k
9
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
31%
Loan repayment
27%
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,488 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$534k
Typical market rent
$2,312/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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