Hospice Social Worker MSW

Overview

Company: Providence at Home with Compassus

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Hospice Social Worker to provide essential support to patients and families across various care settings, including homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. You will use clinical judgment to assess and address psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, helping patients maximize functioning and quality of life. You will provide crisis intervention, grief support, and counseling around end-of-life issues while facilitating coordination among families, care teams, and referral sources.

As a key member of the interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to care planning, ensure regulatory compliance, support discharge planning, and offer consultation across the organization—working independently with minimal supervision.

Job Duties:

• Conduits clinical assessments to identify patients  psychosocial, financial, environmental, and community needs, documenting in the Plan of Care, clinical records, and team notes.

• Delivers direct and indirect social services across settings such as homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.

• Provides crisis intervention and supportive counseling to patients and families coping with terminal illness, tailoring support to individual and family dynamics.

• Completes documentation and duties in compliance with federal/state regulations and organizational policies.

• Actively participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, contributing to care planning and coordination.

• Consults with colleagues, leadership, patients, families, and external partners to support care goals.

• Facilitates level-of-care transitions and discharge planning.

• Responds promptly to social services referrals from the hospice team.

• Accepts assignments within professional competencies while fostering a collaborative, team-based approach.

Education and/or Experience

Required - Master s degree from an accredited School of Social Work.

Preferred - 1 year of post-Master s experience in a health care setting.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

Required - Washington Advanced Social Worker License (Vendor Managed) OR

Washington Advanced Social Worker Associate License (Vendor Managed) OR

Washington Clinical Independent Social Worker License (Vendor Managed) OR

Washington Clinical Independent Social Worker Associate License (Vendor Managed)

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The demands of this role require a team member to effectively perform essential functions. Adaptations can be made to accommodate team members with disabilities. Regular standing, walking, and manual dexterity are fundamental, along with the ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. Visual acuity requirements include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

In a healthcare setting, exposure to bodily fluids, infectious diseases, and conditions typical to the field is expected. Routine use of standard medical equipment and tools associated with clinical care is essential. This description provides a general overview and may vary by role and department, capturing the nuanced demands and conditions inherent to clinical positions in our organization.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Compensation range: $36.81-$57.15

The base pay range may be supplemented by additional compensation such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, or bonus opportunities