Medical Social Worker / MSW (Hospice)

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Contra Costa, Solano, Alameda East Bay, California$34.59 - $43.24 per hourPer Diem / PRNSocial Work
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Mission Healthcare as a Medical Social Worker – Hospice, Per Diem in United States. Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assesses the psychosocial status of patients related to the patient’s illness and environment.
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team (physicians, nurses, chaplains, and others) to develop and implement personalized care plans.
  • Help patients and families with advance care planning, including discussions about advance directives, comfort care options, and goals for end-of-life care.
  • Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.

Requirements

  • Graduate of a Master in Social Work (MSW).
  • Minimum of one year of experience in health care.
  • Experience in hospice or home health care strongly preferred.
  • Valid BLS, CPR certification.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $34.59 - $43.24/hr
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Mission Healthcare as a Medical Social Worker – Hospice, Per Diem.

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesComfort CareEnd-of-Life CareSocial EvaluationClinical Record MaintenanceReferral ServicesIndividual CounselingFamily CounselingGroup CounselingGrief ManagementAnxiety ManagementCaregiver SupportBLS Certification
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Medical Social Worker / MSW (Hospice) at Mission Healthcare a 2.0/10 for work-life balance — below average.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts.

Compensation: $34.59 - $43.24 per hour.

Key skills for this role include Psychosocial Assessment, Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration, Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Comfort Care.

Benefits include 401(k) retirement savings plan, Mileage reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, Medical, dental, and vision insurance (FT).

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About Mission Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, CA
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Benefits & Perks

401(k) retirement savings plan
Mileage reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (FT)
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Disability, life, and AD&D insurance
Pet insurance
2.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Per Diem

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