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Augusta, Georgia

SOCIAL WORKER (MA/LMSW)

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

  • 80%better work-life than Social Work peers
  • +67%Social Work listings, last 30 days

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta has been providing psychiatric services to the CSRA for more than 15-years. Located in Augusta, GA our 84-bed facility provides a therapeutic setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness. Lighthouse Care Center offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities, and our tenured team includes seasoned medical staff.

Website: https://www.LighthouseCareCenters.com

The Social Worker (MA/LMSW) opportunity is a key member of the Lighthouse Clinical Services Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric therapeutic strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective treatment is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements. The Social Worker is responsible for comprehensive assessment of persons whose lives are disrupted or complicated by mental illness, behavioral disturbance, substance issues or inability to function or maintain in the community.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Makes referrals to community resources as appropriate.
  • Coordinates discharge planning through the medical staff.
  • Communicates with outpatient referral sources, families/guardians, and outpatient aftercare providers.
  • Critical member of treatment team, interdisciplinary strategies and collaboration
  • Completes psychosocial evaluations on assigned clients in a timely fashion.
  • Conducts required therapy sessions with individuals, families and groups.
  • Benefit Highlights
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • 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
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

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.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in social work required.
  • Georgia licensure required. LCSW, LMSW
  • 2 to 5 years’ experience in mental health required.

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.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial evaluationIndividual therapyFamily therapyGroup therapyCommunity resource referralMental health assessmentBehavioral disturbance managementSubstance abuse treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis interventionClinical documentationPatient-centric care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates SOCIAL WORKER (MA/LMSW) at UHS 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 6,104 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 31 employers

7
<$80k
7
$80k-100k
3
$100k-120k
15
$120k-140k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$178k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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Benefits & Perks

Referral Bonus Program
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with Company Match