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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Oncology Clinical Social Worker, Decatur & Midtown

Social WorkerNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Oncology Clinical Social Worker provides a wide variety of psychological and social work interventions to center's patients, families, and significant others. These services have been developed to remove any psychosocial barriers, which inhibit the treatment process.

Provides support services to patients in order to meet the individual needs of the patients, to coordinate treatment, to assist the client with achieving the best possible functional level, to maximize symptom self-management and to enhancing quality of life and recovery.

Provides crisis intervention, distress screening, risk assessments and connect patients to community resources.

Qualifications

Required

1. Master's degree from an accredited program in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related mental health discipline with an emphasis on clinical experience.

2. Three years experience past Master's in the mental health field.

3. One year of experience working with oncology patients

4. Licensed as a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) as relevant OR Georgia Licensure must be obtained within 4 months of hire.

5. Must be CPR certified.

Preferred

1. Prior clinical experience providing outpatient mental health or inpatient psychiatric services.

2. Specialized training in cancer care through continued education and on the job experience

Work Hours

8:30-5:00

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial interventionsRisk assessmentTreatment coordinationOncology supportMental health counselingCase managementPatient advocacyClinical social workCommunity resource coordination

Oncology — Social Worker Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Social Worker market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in oncology (social work)ranked against 53 Oncology (Social Work) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Worker median $74k (middle half $63k–$86k)309 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All social worker listings in Georgia149 active7,115 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 24% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia social worker listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment149 active listings, Nov 2026
New Oncology listings423 in the last 30 days319 the 30 days before (+33%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Worker pay trend (all specialties)−1.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (53 Oncology (Social Work) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Georgia figures use all social workers: too few Georgia Oncology postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Oncology Clinical Social Worker, Decatur & Midtown at Northside Hospital a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Oncology (Social Work) — ranked against 53 active Oncology (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Social Worker Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 31 employers
10
<$85k
5
$85k-105k
7
$105k-125k
11
$125k-145k
1
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

FFS Clinical Supervisor - LCSW

Northeast Family Services · New York, New York

$62-$70/hr
#2

Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$55.87-$67.96/hr
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$123k-$141k
#4

Mental Health Clinician (LCSW or LMFT), Suicide Risk and Assessment (ASSIST Program)

$59.42-$66.62/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Oncology (Social Work) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 53 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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