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Social Worker II MSW

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for providing therapy, case management services and linkages to community agencies to meet patients' social and emotional needs. Identifies and assesses client patient cases and anticipates their needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education and home or community services.

Serves as a liaison between health care facilities, community resources and government agencies. Provides individual and group therapy to children and adolescent patients in an outpatient community psychiatry treatment clinic located within an academic medical center.

Interviews patient, 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 patient’s treatment needs.

Serves as a member of the treatment team in the diagnostic evaluation of patients and the identification of treatment objectives

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC000682 CHS STAR Children's Day Treatment Program (Offsite)
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

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

Work Shift

Job Description

General

Responsible for providing therapy, case management services and linkages to community agencies to meet patients' social and emotional needs. Identifies and assesses client patient cases and anticipates their needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education and home or community services.

Serves as a liaison between health care facilities, community resources and government agencies. Provides individual and group therapy to children and adolescent patients in an outpatient community psychiatry treatment clinic located within an academic medical center.

Interviews patient, 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 patient’s treatment needs.

Serves as a member of the treatment team in the diagnostic evaluation of patients and the identification of treatment objectives

Specific

Provide evidenced-based treatment for patients at CDT. Provide group, Family-Based Treatment and individual treatment. Provide therapeutic support.

Program therapists develop treatment plans, monitor and document progress and facilitate discharge planning to meet compliance and billing requirements and successfully return the patient to community resources.

Program therapists work within a multidisciplinary team of therapists, medical providers and families to ensure comprehensive treatment. Participate in weekly clinical team meetings with multi-disciplinary team of medical providers and therapists..

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.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

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 provides individual and group therapy, case management, and linkages to community agencies for children and adolescents. They also participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to develop comprehensive treatment plans and monitor patient progress.

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

Treatment planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient assessment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 22% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

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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Work-life snapshot

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

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