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Granite VNA
Laconia, New Hampshire

Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Home Care & Hospice

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

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

Patient assessmentCare planningInterdisciplinary collaborationHospice careHome health carePatient educationCaregiver supportMentoring

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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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 15 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
54%
Loan repayment
13%
CME allowance
13% this job
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,488 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Laconia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$506k
Typical market rent
$1,886/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Granite VNA

Hospitals and Health Care
Concord, New Hampshire
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Earned Time Off
401(k) with company match
Employee Assistance Program