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Social Worker LISW

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$69k-$87k

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Job Description

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Job Title

Social Worker LISW

Department: Nursing | OSU Total Healthcare Center Administration

Provision of social work services to adults, children and their families at The Ohio State University Total Health Care Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center with multiple sites. Core competencies include working with the integrated team to provide individual counseling, with a focus on substance use treatment and recovery support, as part of our mission to improve the mental and emotional well-being of the communities we serve.

Social work services include psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, distress screening, crisis intervention, financial counseling, discharge planning, health education and the provision of material resources and linkage with community agencies. Social work services are provided to patients/families to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery, and safe transition from one care environment to another.

Participates in interdisciplinary patient care conferences and team meetings; serves as consultant to other professionals on the healthcare team; participates in staff meetings, in-services, continuing education programs, research activities, CQI and performance improvement activities; teaches and mentors health professional students, regardless of discipline, on theory and practice of care delivery by an inter-professional team; serves as preceptor for Community Health Worker and Social Work students. Possesses strong organizational and communication and is committed to community-based care.

Must meet mandatory education and health surveillance requirements. Demonstrates competence in technical, interpersonal, and cognitive skills required to meet essential job functions. Demonstrates knowledge of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and co-occurring disorders.

Additional Information

Minimum Education Required: Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution. Current LISW license in the State of Ohio.

Minimum Years of Experience Required: Minimum of 1 year experience in individual therapy and substance use treatment. 2-4 years preferred. Experience with Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBY, or similar approaches preferred. Experience with visually impaired or people with disabilities.

Desired Qualifications

Current LPCC license in the State of Ohio.

  • Function: Social and Behavioral Health
  • Sub-function: Social Work
  • Career Band: Individual Contributor - Clinical
  • Career Level: C3

Salary Range: $69,250 - $86,550

Location: Eastland Prosperity Center (2577)

Position Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours

40

Shift: First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide social work services including individual counseling, substance use treatment, and crisis intervention to patients and their families. Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and mentor health professional students on care delivery.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Social Work and a current LISW license in the State of Ohio. Candidates must have at least one year of experience in individual therapy and substance use treatment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

DBTCase managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution25 jobs · 19 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
38% this job
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k≈ 3.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.