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Inpatient Rehab Social Worker FT - MUSC Florence

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

Come join our Inpatient Rehab team! Apply today.

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC003608 FLO - Rehab - IP (FMC)
  • Pay Rate Type
  • Hourly
  • Pay Grade
  • Health-27
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Job Description

  • RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND FOLLOW-UP OF AN APPROPRIATE PLAN OF CARE FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF EXTENDED CARE PLACEMENT OR HOME CARE FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM THE INPATIENT REHAB FACILITY.
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR APPROPRIATE PATIENTS/FAMILIES.
  • RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SHORT TERM COUNSELING AS NEEDED AND MAKING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS.

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

The social worker is responsible for planning and coordinating patient care for discharge to extended care or home settings. They also provide psychosocial support and short-term counseling to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or social welfare from an accredited program. Additionally, MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Discharge PlanningPsychosocial AssessmentPatient AdvocacyCare CoordinationReferral ManagementInpatient Rehabilitation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution39 jobs · 32 employers

9
<$80k
8
$80k-100k
7
$100k-120k
12
$120k-140k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
8%

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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 6,205 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Florence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$223k
Typical market rent
$1,188/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
84.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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