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FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Pinehurst, North Carolina

Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 59m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Position Summary

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina.

Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center.

As of March 2023 FirstHealth of the Carolinas officially opened its new comprehensive cancer center to patients. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area.

In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area.

We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and Forbes 2026 America's Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals.

*Free FirtHealth Fitness Membership

*Great benefits package

*Retirement match

Responsibilities

Inpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker

Inpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker Requirements

BSW or MSW from an accredited school of social work. LCSW or LCSW-A preferred.

New grads welcome to apply!

One to two years' experience in a mental health program preffered, preferably psychiatric facility. Knowledge of area agencies, DSM IV diagnoses and treatment, and reimbursement issues.

Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific populations. Appropriate level of Crisis Intervention. BCLS.

Qualifications

Inpatient Behavioral Health Social Worker Job Summary

Participates as Member of the Multidisciplinary Team

Coordinates services with community mental health centers and other agencies to provide continuity of treatment.

Provides services with consideration of the physical, psychosocial, cultural/spiritual, and age-specific needs of those served

  • Performs individual and family counseling
  • Conducts therapeutic groups with patients
  • Meets regulatory agency requirements in provision of services
  • Teaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate manner
  • Reports/records information correctly

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual counselingPsychiatric careTreatment planningCase managementMultidisciplinary team collaborationClinical documentation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 46% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $60k (middle half $58k–$74k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in North Carolina206 active6,498 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 46% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Social Worker listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 3% offer loan repayment230 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 27 employers
8
<$90k
11
$90k-110k
8
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Hospitals and Health Care
Pinehurst, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free FirstHealth Fitness Membership
Great benefits package
Retirement match

Living in Pinehurst

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$496k
Typical market rent
$2,012/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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