MSW / Social Worker - Hospice
Listed compensation
$72k-$74k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Our Company
Abode Hospice of Colorado
Overview
- Office Location: 1050 Eagleridge Blvd., Pueblo, CO 81008 Coverage area: Pueblo
- Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ABODE HOSPICE is seeking a passionate, dedicated Social Worker to join our team in Pueblo, CO. Our Social Workers provide emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination to patients facing terminal illness. This role plays a key part in the delivery of holistic care and ensures that patients' psychosocial needs are met with dignity and respect. If you’re ready to work in a supportive, fulling environment where your skills and empathy truly shine, apply today!
- How YOU will benefit
- Develop deep meaningful relationships during a personal and significant life stage
- More quality time with patients, allowing for more thoughtful unrushed care
- Provide holistic, person-centered services
- Ability to work independently while also having team support
- Job stability and regular advancement opportunities with a growing company
- Build strong skills in grief counseling and long-term emotional support
As a Social Worker You will
- Assess psychosocial needs of patients and families
- Evaluate home safety; assist with alternative care plans when needed
- Provide counseling, crisis intervention, and emotional support
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Educate and assist with advance directives
- Provide referrals and practical support for patients and families
- Serve as liaison with community resources and agencies
- Collaborate with team members to support holistic patient care
- Support funeral, financial, and legal planning with families
- Benefits and Perks for You!
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
- Tuition discounts & reimbursement
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO
- Mileage reimbursement
Access to wellness and discount programs such as Noom, SkinIO (Virtual Skin Cancer Screening), childcare, gym memberships, pet insurance, travel and entertainment discounts and more!
*Benefits may vary by employment status
Qualifications
A graduate of a master’s program in social work (MSW) accredited by the Council on Social Work Education OR A graduate of a bachelor’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Meets personnel qualifications stated in §418.114(b)(3).
Minimum of one (1) years’ experience in health care, hospice experience preferred. Understands hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.
- Experience in a hospice care preferred.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
- Current licensure according to Medicare guidelines to practice in state of operation.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
About our Line of Business
At Abode Hospice of Colorado, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. Abode Hospice of Colorado, an affiliate of Adoration Health, is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing exceptional patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have experts in the health care industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information, please visit abodehospice.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Salary Range
USD $72,000.00 - $74,000.00 / Year
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker will assess the psychosocial needs of hospice patients and provide emotional support, counseling, and crisis intervention. They will also coordinate community resources and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic, person-centered care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates MSW / Social Worker - Hospice at Abode Hospice of Colorado a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 5,942 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Abode Hospice of Colorado ranks #8 of 12 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Colorado, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (79 salary observations; 105 listings), vs ~$84k nationally (3,145 salary observations; 6,803 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 30% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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