MSW Social Worker
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Job Description
- Spring Into Meaningful Work
- We’re Hiring a Medical Social Worker (MSW)!
- Ready to grow your career while making a real difference?
- Join AdvisaCare Home Health & Hospice and be part of something truly meaningful this season.
As an MSW, You’ll Enjoy
- Supporting patients and families through life’s most important moments
- Providing compassionate care in a one-on-one setting
- Being part of a dedicated, supportive hospice team
- Flexible part-time/per diem opportunities
Making an Impact in Your Local Community
- We’re looking for a compassionate, driven Medical Social Worker (MSW) who is passionate about enhancing the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses.
- Serving Gaylord, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Traverse City and surrounding areas
- If you feel called to make a difference in the hospice journey, we’d love to welcome you to our family.
- Care that truly matters starts with you.
- Apply today & be part of something bigger.
- MSW degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- One year of experience in Home Health Care preferred
- Hospice experience preferred
- Valid Driver's License, car insurance and reliable transportation
Job Duties
Performs initial psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and bereavement assessments and assists in the development and implementation of goal-directed care plans
Provides care under the direction of a physician. Participates in IDT conferences observing, assessing and bringing information regarding psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physical and financial conditions affecting the patient and family.
Documents all patient/family visits, telephone contacts and referral actions timely, accurately and concisely in the patient record.
- Conducts reassessments of patient/family needs and counseling as required.
- Provides crisis intervention and individual or family counseling when indicated.
- Plays an active role as a care advocate for the patient/family unit.
- Develops and maintains contact with appropriate community agencies and services in order to promote interagency cooperation and to facilitate related referrals.
- Provides ongoing counseling related to issues of death and dying to the patient and family as needed.
- Participates as a member of the Bereavement Team as assigned.
- Adheres to all Hospice policies.
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Medical benefits Available
- Ability to earn PTO
- Flexible Scheduling
- Excellent Pay
- Employee Appreciation program
- Rewarding Work Environment
- 24/7 staffing support
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Social Worker performs psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual assessments to develop goal-directed care plans for hospice patients. They also provide crisis intervention, individual or family counseling, and act as a care advocate while documenting all interactions in the patient record.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MSW degree from a CSWE-accredited school of social work. One year of experience in home health care and hospice experience are preferred, along with a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
In Michigan, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$81k (30 salary observations; 172 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (1,517 salary observations; 4,492 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Petoskey
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $462k
- Median resident rent
- $1,006/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.