Social Worker/PRN (Leatherman Behavioral Health Pavilion)

Medical University of South Carolina

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Excellent opportunity for a PRN Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) at the MUSC Leatherman Behavioral Health Pavilion. This role involves interviewing patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to medical problems and planning. The Social Worker will assist patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. They will serve as a liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives, and appropriate outside agencies, interpreting and assisting in resolving social problems that relate to medical conditions and/or hospitalization. The Leatherman Behavioral Health Pavilion will serve as a regional behavioral health center offering triage, crisis stabilization, telehealth, outpatient, and inpatient services. It is scheduled to open in October 2025 and will include a rapid access center, telepsychiatry services, adult and adolescent crisis beds, outpatient clinics, and a 63-bed inpatient psychiatric unit. The center develops individualized treatment plans for mental health, addiction services, and therapy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a recognized school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
• Current South Carolina License
• Current BLS

Nice To Haves

• Minimum one year of job related experience preferred in an acute care setting
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid regulations
• Knowledge of community resources

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients and relatives to obtain social history relevant to medical problems and planning.
• Assists patients with environmental difficulties that interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives and appropriate outside agencies.
• Interprets and assists in resolving social problems that relate to medical condition and/or hospitalization.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level