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Lifepoint Health
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Social Worker, Behavioral Health

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health social work services within a community-based healthcare network. Support patients and families in a behavioral health hospital setting to promote healing and dignity.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree. The role requires a commitment to inclusive care and professional social work practice.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Case ManagementPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker, Behavioral Health at Lifepoint Health 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 6,518 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 40% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas 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 6,518 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $72k (middle half $62k–$84k)292 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArkansas index 86.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Arkansas53 active6,524 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 40% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,518 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 25 employers
6
<$75k
9
$75k-100k
5
$100k-125k
12
$125k-150k
1
$152k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
30%
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

Social Worker

$70,000.00/Hr
#4

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

$123k-$141k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,518 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Benefits Package
Career Growth Opportunities

Living in Hot Springs

Median resident rent
$914/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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