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Mountain City, Tennessee

Social Worker $15k Retention Bonus

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$100k

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Mountain Youth Academy (a UHS company) is seeking a talented and dynamic Social Worker (MA/MSW) to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals!

*Licensed or eligible to gain licensure as an LPC or LCSW in the State of Tennessee.

Mountain Youth Academy is centrally located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 120-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent patients.

Retention Bonus Available

Mountain Youth Academy is offering a $15,000.00 retention bonus for licensed therapists or those eligible for licensure in the State of Tennessee.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of student continuing care and family services. This includes providing clinical support conducting interventions, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing the student’s treatment plan, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

  • Job Duties/Responsibilities: (include, but are not limited to, the following)
  • Monitors adherence to the program schedule and assists the residential team in coordinating the patients’ care, ICMPs, behavioral contracts, etc.
  • Attends and assists in treatment team meetings and clinical /residential staffing meetings.
  • Participates in group and individual supervision.
  • Maintains the EHR for patients assigned to their caseload.
  • Communicates with the dorm team(s).
  • Assists with mentoring and orienting new therapists to the facility.
  • Provides admissions personnel with ongoing admissions and discharge information.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Attendance Incentives
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Free Meals

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Job Requirements

  • Master’s Degree, Social Work or in a related field required.
  • LPC, LCSW licensure preferred or candidates eligible to gain licensure as an LPC, LCSW, LMFT in the State of Tennessee.
  • Supervision is provided for those Master level candidates seeking licensure.
  • Prefer two years’ experience conducting group, individual and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with other health care professionals, both verbally and in writing.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningGroup therapyIndividual therapyCase managementCrisis interventionEHR documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 20% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k 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
Listed pay$60k–$100kSocial Work median $73k (middle half $62k–$84k)286 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$87k in purchasing powerTennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Tennessee112 active6,450 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 20% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentTennessee social worker listings (all specialties): 4% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment118 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,464 in the last 30 days1,450 the 30 days before (+70%)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.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$80k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Social Worker Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 12 employers
6
<$85k
3
$85k-100k
6
$100k-115k
21
$115k-130k
3
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
59% this job
CME allowance
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

LifeStance Health · Portland, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

LifeStance Health · Walnut Creek, California

$117k-$134k
#3

Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

$117k-$134k
#4

Social Worker - P/T

$75k-$126k
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,431 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$15,000 retention bonus
Generous paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi student loan refinancing
Career development opportunities
Attendance incentives
Tuition reimbursement

Living in Mountain City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k≈ 4.9× annual pay
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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