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Bluffton, South Carolina

Social Worker

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

Position: Social Worker - Full Time

Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to be an advocate for your patients and their families? Come join our team as a Social Worker! The qualified applicant for this position should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program, and have knowledge of the case management process and needs of geriatric patients, including funding resources.

NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides great growth opportunities in a healthcare setting.

Position Highlights

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • working with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death
  • serving in an advocacy role for patients and their families in expressing, defining, and resolving grievances
  • coordinating discharge planning functions
  • reporting to the Director of Social Work Services the current status of social services and present needs
  • participate in developing patient care plans in cooperation with individuals from other disciplines
  • maintaining confidentiality of professional information

Why NHC?

We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience

  • Prefer Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Must have knowledge of the medical case management process, needs of geriatric patients, health care settings, working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurance
  • Must have imagination and creative ability, skill in working cooperatively with other professionals, ability to organize and carry out responsibilities efficiently and effectively
  • Insurance authorization experience preferred
  • Medical knowledge and terminology preferred
  • Marketing experience preferred

Benefits

  • Earned Time Off
  • Holiday Incentive Pay
  • Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
  • 401k with generous company contributions
  • Competitive Pay
  • Advancement Opportunities

Work Location: NHC HealthCare Bluffton

3039 Okatie Highway

Okatie, SC 29909

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/bluffton/

EOE

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will provide support to patients and families regarding adjustment to center life, illness, and crisis situations. They are responsible for coordinating discharge planning and participating in the development of interdisciplinary patient care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work from an accredited program. Knowledge of geriatric patient needs and medical funding resources such as Medicare and Medicaid is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Geriatric carePatient advocacyCare planningMedical terminologyMedicare knowledgeMedicaid knowledgeCrisis interventionDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $67k (middle half $64k–$76k)47 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in South Carolina97 active6,565 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 34% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
3%

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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 6,464 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Adams Place

Hospitals and Health Care
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay

Living in Bluffton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$498k
Typical market rent
$2,096/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
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.