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School Based Day Treatment Therapist- Charleston County School District

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Job Description Summary Entity MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC004967 MCP - School-Based Behavioral Health Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade Health-27 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Job Description Assists with coordination of the discharge process to ensure a successful transition in collaboration with the health care team to achieve targeted patient outcomes.

This role completes an assessment on the patient and caregivers throughout the hospitalization and outpatient follow-up as needed. This position identifies risk factors that the patient may experience after discharge and applies discharge interventions to lower the patient risk of an undesirable event post discharge.

The Social Worker (MSW) bridges the discharge to outpatient provider with the patient and caregiver to address issues and questions. Additional Job Description Education: Master's degree in a social work or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Credentials: MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management preferred. If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us! The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50.

The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet® designated hospitals in South Carolina.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist coordinates the discharge process and performs patient assessments to ensure successful transitions and positive health outcomes. They identify post-discharge risk factors and provide interventions to support patients and caregivers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work from an accredited program and possess MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Discharge PlanningPatient AssessmentCrisis InterventionCare CoordinationPatient Advocacy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 34% have no call, 58% 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).

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