Social Worker (NE) | Lake Havasu City, AZ

Pennant Group

5 days ago

Lake Havasu City, ArizonaFull TimeSocial Work

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Pennant Group as a Social Worker – Hospice Care in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provides an assessment in the patient's identified residence and assistance when this is not safe and another plan is required.

Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.

Counsel’s patient and family/caregivers as needed in relationship to stress, and other identified coping difficulties.

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities) A graduate of a bachelor’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Meets personnel qualifications stated in §418.

Minimum of one year's experience in health care, hospice experience preferred.

Understands hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.

Benefits & Compensation

and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Pennant Group as a Social Worker – Hospice Care.

Key Skills

Medical social workPsychosocial assessmentHospice carePatient counselingInterdisciplinary collaborationCase managementClinical documentationCrisis interventionCommunity resource coordinationCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCPR certification

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker (NE) | Lake Havasu City, AZ at Pennant Group a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Social Work physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at Pennant Group is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Medical social work, Psychosocial assessment, Hospice care, Patient counseling, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Case management, Clinical documentation, Crisis intervention. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The social worker assesses the psychosocial status of hospice patients and develops intervention plans to support their emotional and environmental needs. They serve as a liaison between families and community agencies while participating in interdisciplinary care planning.

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