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Aiken, South Carolina

Therapist (MA/MSW)

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Therapist Full-time

Since 1991, Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services(as part of Aiken Regional Medical Centers) has brought renewed hope for those suffering from emotional and behavioral disorders, and those with alcohol and substance use disorders.

The 62-bed facility, located on the campus of Aiken Regional Medical Centers, is accredited by The Joint Commission.

The facility offers comprehensive, individualized treatment services by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinicians, mental health technicians and recreation therapists who are committed to high quality care.

Essential Job Duties

Performs psychiatric social service functions, to include assessments, group therapy, family therapy, treatment planning, discharge planning and coordination with referral sources.

  • Performs psychosocial assessments.
  • Performs psycho-educational groups.
  • Conducts family education sessions.
  • Acts as a patient advocate.
  • Participates in the development of treatment plans.
  • Reviews and updates treatment plans as needed.
  • Initiates discharge planning upon admission and follows throughout patient stay.
  • Interacts with community agencies to establish mental health network.
  • Answers Respond Calls whenever available.
  • Performs initial mental health assessments as needed.
  • Charts every session.
  • Charges per service.
  • Participates in program development meetings.
  • Communicates and coordinates services with supervisor.
  • 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!
  • Loan Forgiveness Program if offered.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field.

Experience

Minimum of one to three(1-3) years’ experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapist, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills. Combination of education, licensure and experience and/or student internship hours may be considered.

License or Registration Requirements: Must be align with SC State requirements to obtain license within 3 years of hire. BLS required upon hire.

  • Training: CPI within 90 days of hire(offered in-house).
  • EOE

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient advocacyMental health counselingDocumentationCommunication

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 44% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs

8
<$70k
7
$70k-90k
6
$90k-110k
6
$110k-130k
3
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
7% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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LifeStance Health · Modesto, California

$117k-$134k
#2

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LifeStance Health · Ventura, California

$117k-$134k
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,496 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Aiken

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$298k
Typical market rent
$1,387/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities
Loan Forgiveness Program if offered