Medical Social Worker (LISW) - CO

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67k-$101k

The week · per this posting

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Job Description

OSUP Community Medical Group Employment

OSUP Community Medical Group operates primary and specialty care practices in central and regional areas within Ohio. As part of the buckeye community OSUP Community operates with the support of OSU Physicians Medical Group and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. OSUP Community creates a personal environment with comprehensive benefits, so you won't have to compromise on the things you love.

Our Culture

We foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

Our Benefits

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. We prioritize the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package.

In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives.

As an OSUP Community Medical Group employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.

Responsibilities

What will you do?

The Mental Health Therapist functions within the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team to provide patient care and supportive services that are directed at achievement of patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his or her own care plan, improving service levels and decreasing costs.

Providing clinical work with patients with mental health diagnoses including individual, group, and couple/family therapy to assist patients to determine treatment goals, return to previous or improved functioning; form aftercare plan; advocate within local community if needed; work as part of clinical team; maintain third party payer relationships.

The Mental Health Therapist provides care to primary care patients experiencing stress or stress-related illness during life events, mood and anxiety disorders. This individual will serve as a critical part of our clinical team, providing psychotherapy and related services for our patients.

Qualifications

  • What are we looking for in our next new hire?
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work.
  • Independent Ohio license (LISW or LISW-S) to practice.
  • At least two years in independent clinical practice.
  • Expertise/training in cognitive-behavioral and/or interpersonal psychotherapy, and understanding of the psychosocial aspects of chronic illness.
  • Familiarity with the DSM-V.
  • Strong organizational and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player

Pay Range

USD $67,322.42 - USD $100,983.62 /Yr.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical therapyIndividual therapyGroup therapyCognitive-behavioral therapyPsychosocial assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyMental health diagnosisDSM-V familiarity

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 20 employers

9
<$75k
11
$75k-95k
1
$95k
5
$115k-135k
1
$141k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
33%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

LifeStance Health · Corvallis, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

LifeStance Health · Pasadena, California

$117k-$134k
#3

Clinical Social Worker - Fee For Service

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#4

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

$115k-$120k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,264 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k≈ 3.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ohio State University Physicians

Medical Practices
Columbus, Ohio
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Health Reimbursement Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off