Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Home Care & Hospice
Listed compensation
$35-$45/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Job Specifications
- Title: Medical Social Worker (MSW)
- Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8am - 4pm
- Location: Lakes Region (Greater Laconia / Meredith / Wolfeboro Area)
- Pay: $35.00 - $45.00/hour + Mileage Reimbursement at the Federal Rate
At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe care is most meaningful when it happens at home. Join a mission-driven team that values compassion, collaboration, and helping patients live the life they desire.
As a Medical Social Worker (MSW), you’ll support patients and families through the emotional, social, and practical challenges of illness, recovery, and end-of-life care—all while enjoying the autonomy and flexibility of community-based care.
Why Granite VNA?
- Compassionate, supportive leadership
- Flexible, autonomous work with purpose
- Collaborative interdisciplinary team
- Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement, and generous benefits
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Safe, respectful workplace culture with AVADE and safety training
- Clothing stipend for Granite VNA apparel
- Secure AI documentation tools that reduce paperwork and support more patient connection
- The chance to work where you can enjoy New Hampshire’s fresh air and beautiful scenery
Position Overview
Reporting to the Director, the MSW provides age-appropriate counseling, education, and support to patients and families in the home setting using standard social work practices. This role partners closely with patients, caregivers, physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team to develop and coordinate individualized plans of care.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess patient and family needs and develop individualized plans of care
- Provide counseling, behavioral health interventions, education, and community resource support
- Coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary team members
- Document patient progress, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with agency standards
- Conduct hospice information visits for home care patients when requested
- Support patient and caregiver education and discharge planning
- Mentor and support new MSW staff and students
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Paid patient visits, documentation, travel time, and meetings
- Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Earned Time Off
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing education and career advancement opportunities
- AI-powered documentation tools designed to reduce paperwork
- Granite VNA apparel stipend
Bring your care where it matters most—home. Apply today to join the Granite VNA team.
Requirements
Master's degree in social work from an accredited program (Council on Social Work Education) OR bachelor's degree in social work with at least one year in healthcare care setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Home Care & Hospice at Granite VNA a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,488 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$83k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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