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Sanford, North Carolina

Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Title: Social Worker
  • Job Type: Fulltime, Nonexempt
  • Schedule: Days

Your Experience Matters

Central Carolina Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Social Worker joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Nestled in the heart of central North Carolina, Central Carolina Hospital is a 137-bed acute care hospital that has been caring for the communities of Lee County and surrounding areas for more than a century.

As a Duke LifePoint Hospital, we combine advanced medical expertise with the personalized, compassionate care of a community hospital.

Supported by nearly 200 providers and 550 dedicated employees, we offer a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency care, women's services, critical care, cardiovascular services, advanced imaging, rehabilitation, surgery, and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

At Central Carolina Hospital, we're proud to be neighbors caring for neighbors while delivering exceptional healthcare close to home.

How You’ll Contribute

The Social Worker supports the acute care hospital Case Management department by assessing patients’ social, emotional, economic, and environmental needs and developing appropriate interventions to support safe, effective care.

This role works closely with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to identify barriers to care, coordinate needed services and community resources, and support discharge planning.

The Social Worker participates in case reviews, monitors progress with the treatment plan, provides referrals for services such as transportation, housing, healthcare, and social or spiritual support, and may provide individual, family, and group counseling.

This position requires strong critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-stress acute care environment.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have

  • Bachelors required
  • Masters preferred
  • Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i. e. counseling) in the state of North Carolina (CSW, LPCA, LCSW) within 6 months of hire
  • Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.

Connect with a Recruiter

Have questions about a career with Lifepoint Health? Connect with Brandi Walton, Talent Acquisition Recruiter.

Call or Text: 629-274-2962 | Email: brandi.walton1@lifepointhealth.net

More About Central Carolina Hospital

Central Carolina Hospital is a 137-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Lee County community for over 115 years. We are proud to be recognized by Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center and by the American College of Cardiology as a Chest Pain Center.

We have also earned Heart Failure Accreditation from the American College of Cariology. In 2024, we received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Silver Award.

EEOC Statement

“Central Carolina Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Central Carolina Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

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

The Social Worker assesses patients' social, emotional, and environmental needs to develop interventions that support safe and effective care. They coordinate community resources, facilitate discharge planning, and provide counseling to patients and their families within an acute care setting.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree, with a Master's degree preferred. Candidates are required to obtain North Carolina board certification (CSW, LPCA, or LCSW) within six months of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis interventionResource coordinationSocial workPatient advocacyTreatment planningCommunication

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 36% have no call, 62% 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
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in North Carolina201 active6,440 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 36% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNorth Carolina social worker listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 4% offer loan repayment228 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,591 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)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

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 27 employers
10
<$90k
8
$90k-110k
5
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
15% this job
PSLF eligible
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Northeast Family Services · New York, New York

$62-$70/hr
#2

Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$55.87-$67.96/hr
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$123k-$141k
#4

Mental Health Clinician (LCSW or LMFT), Suicide Risk and Assessment (ASSIST Program)

$59.42-$66.62/hr
+ 31 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 6,344 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

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) with company match

Living in Sanford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,734/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
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.

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