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Mountain Management Services
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Social Worker BSW

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$22.51-$31.79/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CommonSpirit Medical Group (Mountain Management Services) is a leading provider of comprehensive office management services and affiliated physicians in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. Our award-winning, faith-based organization is dedicated to supporting the delivery of exceptional healthcare in the region.

We are proud to be consistently recognized for excellence by organizations like U.S. News & World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are honored to be your trusted ally in health, dedicated to serving our community with compassion and excellence.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Social Worker at CommonSpirit Medical Group - Community Care - Hixson, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges.

Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources. You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.

To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment.

Demonstrates competency in clinical knowledge and skills in assessing psychosocial consequences of thepopulation in a variety of practice settings, as well as implementing appropriate treatment plans.

Develops a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and intervention plan responsive to the patients andtheir families, staff needs and concerns.

Develops an effective working relationship with patient/family to engage, collaborate, advocate and problemsolve in order to enhance their functioning.

Utilizes, as a treatment modality, individual, couples and family and/or group psychotherapy.

Demonstrates competency in accessing community and pharmaceutical resources to provide financial, transportation and supportive assistance.

Directs patients and their families to financial/psychosocial resources available to them that are specific toGeriatric diseases and diagnosis, including resources for their children and family members.

  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • BSW
  • AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • LBSW (Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker)

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, and provide crisis intervention for patients and their families. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to connect clients with necessary community and financial resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree and possess an LBSW license. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Care planningCase managementPatient advocacyMultidisciplinary collaborationResource coordinationGeriatric care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker BSW at Mountain Management Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,335 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 16% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$56k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in social workranked against 6,335 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$61k in purchasing powerTennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Tennessee108 active6,330 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 16% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee social worker listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment114 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,543 in the last 30 days1,349 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,335 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$56k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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<$95k
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$95k-110k
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$110k-125k
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$125k-140k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
48%
CME allowance
16%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$123k-$141k
#2

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#3

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#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW - LPCC - LMFT

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,335 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Mountain Management Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Living in Chattanooga

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$324k
Typical market rent
$1,498/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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