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Traverse City, Michigan

MSW Social Worker

Social WorkerPart-Time

Compensation

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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 and implement goal-directed care plans for hospice patients. They also provide crisis intervention, individual or family counseling, and serve 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

Psychosocial assessmentEmotional supportSpiritual supportBereavement counselingCare planningIndividual counselingCare advocacyInteragency coordinationDocumentationHospice carePatient advocacy

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 18% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)314 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan241 active6,552 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 18% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment258 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

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

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About Advisa Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Grand Rapids, Michigan
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401K Retirement Plan
Medical benefits available
PTO
Flexible Scheduling
Employee Appreciation program
24/7 staffing support

Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$438k
Typical market rent
$1,850/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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