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Social Worker PRN MUSC Marion Special Care Unit PRN

Social WorkerIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Summary Interviews patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to medical problems and planning. Assists patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.

Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives and appropriate outside agencies. Interprets and assists in resolving social problems that relate to medical condition and/or hospitalization.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type PRN Cost Center CC003607 FLO - Bruce Hall / Detox (FMC) Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-26 Scheduled Weekly Hours 8 Work Shift Job Description Interviews patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to medical problems and planning.

Assists patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives and appropriate outside agencies.

Interprets and assists in resolving social problems that relate to medical condition and/or hospitalization. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work Additional Job Description Education: Bachelor's degree in a social work or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Credentials: BSW 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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Key Responsibilities

Conduct interviews with patients and relatives to obtain social histories and resolve environmental difficulties affecting medical care. Act as a liaison between medical staff, patients, and outside agencies to address social problems related to hospitalization.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program and BSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient InterviewingSocial History AssessmentCrisis InterventionInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient AdvocacyResource Coordination

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% 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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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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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 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Marion

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$170k
Median resident rent
$651/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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