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Milpitas, California

Medical Social Worker (MSW) – Hospice

Social WorkerPart-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$50/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Medical Social Worker (MSW) – Hospice

Join the Sequoia Hospice Team — Where Compassion, Excellence, and Purpose Meet

At Sequoia Hospice, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional, individualized hospice care to patients and families in our diverse community. Our mission is to support a safe, meaningful transition home while providing compassionate, dignified end‑of‑life care. As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced and compassionate Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our interdisciplinary hospice care team.

Job Summary

The Medical Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments, emotional support, counseling, and resource referrals for hospice patients and their families. You will collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic, patient‑centered care aligned with each patient’s hospice plan of care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive social work evaluations and develop individualized care plans.
  • Provide emotional support, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients, caregivers, and families.
  • Deliver services ordered by the physician and outlined in the hospice plan of care.
  • Communicate regularly with physicians, RNs, and interdisciplinary team members.
  • Assist the care team in understanding key social, emotional, and environmental factors affecting patient health.
  • Prepare timely and accurate clinical documentation for all patient encounters.
  • Offer community resource referrals and practical assistance to patients and caregivers.
  • Serve as a liaison between families and community agencies, ensuring seamless coordination of services.
  • Maintain positive, collaborative relationships with internal staff and leadership.
  • Participate in case conferences, discharge planning, and development of the total plan of care.
  • Maintain and develop partnerships with public and private agencies to support patient needs.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW/DSW/PhD) from a CSWE‑accredited school.
  • 1+ year of social work experience in a healthcare setting (hospice experience preferred).
  • Current CPR certification.
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable insured vehicle, and ability to travel within assigned service areas.

Why Work at Sequoia Hospice?

As part of the Cornerstone Group, Sequoia Home Health & Hospice combines the strength of a national organization with the heart and flexibility of a local team. We believe our employees are the foundation of our success and empower them to create innovative programs that best serve patients and families.

We Live Our CAPLICO Core Values

  • Celebration
  • Accountability
  • Passion for Learning
  • Love One Another
  • Intelligent Risk Taking
  • Customer Second
  • Ownership

Position Details

  • Job Title: Medical Social Worker – Hospice
  • Pay Range: $40.00 – $50.00 per hour
  • Status: Part‑Time
  • Service Areas: Santa Clara County, Alameda County & San Mateo County
  • If you are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and want to help build the best Home Health & Hospice agency in the Bay Area, we’d love to meet you.
  • Apply today and make a meaningful difference with Sequoia Hospice.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.

Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at pennantgroup.com.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCare planningResource referralInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyCase management

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (797 salary observations; 1,985 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,390 salary observations; 22,583 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 30% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$83k–$104kSocial Work median $70k (middle half $62k–$90k)55 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$97k median in California$81k nationally (+20%)797 state / 5,390 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$85k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California725 active6,550 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 35% remote · 30% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment772 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,568 in the last 30 days1,507 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs
10
<$90k
4
$90k-110k
3
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
2
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Part-Time LCSW, Children & Adolescents (Remote, California)

Handspring · California

$90-$110/hr
#2

Remote Mental Health Therapist - LCSW, LPCC, LMFT (1099, CA)1099

Daybreak Health · California

$75-$90/hr
#3

Part Time Remote Child and Family Therapist (LMFT/LCSW/LPCC) – Texas Licensed

$62-$84/hr
#4

LICSW Therapist and Clinical Supervisor

$60-$80/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,477 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Milpitas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,614/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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