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Memphis, Tennessee

Social Worker-Licensed Baccalaureate Outpatient

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Job Summary

Manages the care for a specific group of patients; facilitates the safe movement
of patients throughout 
the continuum of care, ensures optimal utilization of resources, service
delivery and compliance with 
external review agencies, local, state, and federal requirements. Collaborates
with 
patients/families/caregivers and the healthcare team in the treatment planning
process. Provides 
psychosocial assessments, education to patients/families/caregivers to assist in
coping with the patient's 
disease process and care needs. Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities

  • Perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment to identify the patient's
  • Identify the need for patient/family/caregiver regarding Social / Psychosocial
  • Build on the psychosocial assessment in developing, coordinating, implementing
  • Collaborates with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Completes assigned goals.

Experience

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired

Education

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
Created By: Jenny Seratt February 23, 2026 Baptist Proprietary and Confidential
Bachelors in Social Work
Training
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
BSW graduate of an accredited 
school of social work
2 years clinical experience as a 
social worker in medical/clinical 
setting
Special Skills
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
Excellent interpersonal 
communication and negotiation 
skills. Ability to identify and 
coordinate appropriate resources 
in the community. Ability to work 
with people of all social, 
economic, and cultural 
backgrounds. Computer skills.

Licensure

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired

BSW CCM; ACM; BSW

Key Responsibilities

The social worker manages patient care by facilitating movement through the continuum of care and developing comprehensive treatment plans. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide psychosocial assessments and education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited school. A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in a medical or clinical setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Care coordinationPatient educationMultidisciplinary collaborationResource identificationCase management

Social Worker Career Context

In Tennessee, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (44 salary observations; 190 listings), vs ~$85k nationally (5,957 salary observations; 12,562 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, 42% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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 · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$142k
Typical market rent
$1,232/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
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 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Memphis, Tennessee
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