Hospice Medical Social Worker
About the role
Provide compassionate, clinical psychosocial care that helps patients and families navigate the emotional, social, and practical challenges of end-of-life illness. As a Hospice Medical Social Worker, you'll support individuals facing terminal diagnoses by offering counseling, guidance, and resources that promote dignity, clarity, and emotional well-being during one of life’s most difficult transitions.
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments
- Provide crisis intervention and counseling
- Support advance care planning conversations
- Collaborate closely with nurses, physicians, and other hospice professionals
- Ensure emotional, cultural, and practical needs are fully integrated into each patient’s plan of care
- Directly support both patients and families while strengthening the care experience across the entire hospice journey
Requirements
- Master's or doctoral degree from a CSWE-accredited school of social work
- Current State License as a Master's Social Worker (MSW/LMSW/LCSW)
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a licensed Master's Social Worker
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage
- Willingness to travel to homes, facilities, and community settings
Qualifications
- Hospice or palliative care experience
- Clinical experience with grief counseling and end-of-life issues
- Knowledge of Medicare hospice benefit and Conditions of Participation
Essential Skills and Competencies
- Strong clinical counseling and grief support skills
- Expertise in psychosocial assessment and crisis intervention
- Ability to guide patients and families through end-of-life challenges
- Excellent communication skills with emotional intelligence
- Cultural sensitivity and competence working with diverse populations
- Knowledge of community resources and social service systems
- Strong interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
- Understanding of family systems and dynamics
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing empathetic support
- Deep commitment to hospice philosophy of care
Pay Range
$70,000 - $75,000 USD
How We Care for You
- Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Company Vehicle Program for field roles
- Pet Insurance
- ID and Fraud Protection
- And more...
Background Screening
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.
Reasonable Accommodations
We offer reasonable accommodations throughout the application process, interview stages, and during employment to ensure all team members can thrive. Please reach out to us if you would like to request a reasonable accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We believe an exceptional place to work begins with diverse perspectives. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.