PermanentPosted 22 days ago

Senior Social Worker

Veterans Health Administration · Augusta, GA

$93k–$121k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationAugusta, GA
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted22 days ago
  • Requisition885886400
  • ProfessionClinical Social Worker

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Senior Social Worker in Augusta, GA. The employer published a pay range of $93k–$121k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other clinical social worker roles before you apply.

Clinical social workers assess patients and families, plan discharges and connect them with services and counseling.

Duties from the announcement

VA Careers - Social Work : https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties to include but not limited to: Provides advanced psychosocial and case management services for Veterans with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions. Delivers supportive counseling and recovery-focused interventions aimed at reducing relapse risk, improving coping, and increasing engagement in treatment. Independently assesses high-risk factors such as detox needs, withdrawal risk, overdose risk, relapse history, housing instability, and social determinants impacting recovery.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $51.37 per hour, is 19% above the median of 368 Social Worker postings with published pay across the US ($43 per hour).

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Augusta, GA at a glance

  • $30.96/hrmedian pay, Augusta-Richmond County area
  • $25–$37middle half of earners, per hour
  • 92price level, U.S. = 100
  • 5hospitals listed by CMS in Augusta
  • The metro median is 4% above the Georgia statewide median of $29.85 per hour. Nationally the median is $32.74 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $30.96 median hour in Augusta-Richmond County buys what $33.69 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Augusta: $122 a night for lodging and $74 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 3 active mental health shortage designations covering Richmond County; shortage areas often have more openings.

Clinical Social Worker pay and jobs in Augusta · Clinical Social Worker jobs in Georgia · Georgia state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do clinical social workers get paid at other employers in the US?

  • AmedisysVidalia, GA$58.00/hr
  • St. Mary's Hospital, Inc.Athens, GA$30.50/hr
  • El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$66.11/hr

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Typical requirements

  • MSW degree
  • LCSW or LMSW license in the state of the job
  • Medical or behavioral health experience for many roles

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