Social Worker
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Job Description
Position: Social Worker - Full Time
Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to be an advocate for your patients and their families? Come join our team as a Social Worker! The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources.
NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides great growth opportunities in a healthcare setting.
Position Highlights
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
- working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death
- serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining, and resolving grievances
- coordinating discharge planning functions
- reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs
- participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
- maintaining confidentiality of professional information
Why NHC?
We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.
Experience
- Prefer Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Must have knowledge of the medical case management process, needs of geriatric patients, health care settings, working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurance
- Must have imagination and creative ability, skill in working cooperatively with other professionals, ability to organize and carry out responsibilities efficiently and effectively
- Insurance authorization experience preferred
- Medical knowledge and terminology preferred
- Marketing experience preferred
Benefits
- Earned Time Off
- Holiday Incentive Pay
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
- 401k with generous company contributions
- Competitive Pay
- Advancement Opportunities
Work Location: NHC HealthCare Bluffton
3039 Okatie Highway
Okatie, SC 29909
If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/bluffton/
EOE
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker advocates for patients and families, assisting them with adjustments to center life and crises related to illness or death. Key duties include coordinating discharge planning and collaborating with other disciplines to develop patient care plans.
Requirements
Applicants should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work and possess knowledge of medical case management and geriatric patient needs. Familiarity with funding resources like Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Adams Place a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 60% 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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