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Tower Health
West Reading, Pennsylvania

Social Worker - Home Health and Hospice

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Work Schedule: M-F 8A-430P

Provides medical social services to patients and families having emotional, social, environmental, and financial problems under the clinical supervision and oversight of an MSW from a school of social work accredited by the CSWE.

Qualifications

  • Education Requirements
  • 4 year/Bachelor's Degree
  • Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.

Experience

Home Care Social Work Experience, preferred

Certification and Licensure

  • Current Valid Driver's License
  • BLS Certification must be obtained within 60 days of hire date

Why Tower Health at Home?

Close, in-home patient interactions provide more control over positive patient outcomes

Balanced Caseloads Allow for Flexible Scheduling

Tower Health at Home provides a comprehensive range of services that allows patients to recover from a short-term illness or manage a chronic condition in the comfort of their own home.

Our team of healthcare professionals work collaboratively to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in our patient’s home for their home health or hospice needs. Here, you’ll work among experienced professionals in a tight knit, supportive environment where diversity is celebrated, and growth is encouraged.

Overview

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University).

Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences.

Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, Tower Direct ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical social services to patients and families addressing emotional, social, environmental, and financial challenges. Collaborate with a healthcare team to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in a home health or hospice setting.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCase managementCrisis interventionHome health careHospice careClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationEmotional supportResource coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Home Health and Hospice at Tower Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,494 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in West Reading

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Reading, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tower Health

Hospitals and Health Care
West Reading, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Balanced caseloads