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Calvary Hospital
New York, New York

Hospice Medical Social Worker (Brookyln)

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$94,955

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

For over 125 years, Calvary Hospital and Calvary @Home located in the Bronx, New York has been dedicated to the palliative care of advanced cancer and other terminally ill patients and their families.

Through a caring, compassionate, philosophy of non-abandonment, the hospice provides a full spectrum of palliative services, including emotional, spiritual, and physical care. The hospice receives patients from referring institutions throughout New York City and the entire tristate area.

When you come to Calvary Hospital, you're not just getting a job, you're joining a family.

Benefits/Perks

  • Includes accrued vacation days, sick days, holidays, and free days.
  • Pension (vested after 5 years of full-time or part-time service)
  • Participation in 403 (b)
  • Voluntary Benefits: Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Flex Spending, Transit Check.
  • Free On-Site Parking

Requirements

The Hospice Social Worker provides medical social services, psychosocial and bereavement counseling to the hospice Patients and families.

Location: Brooklyn

Salary: $94,955.35 annually

Qualifications

  • Minimum one (1) year bereavement counseling experience is preferred.
  • At least one year of Hospice or Home Care experience preferred.

A valid driver’s license is required. (This requirement does not apply to positions assigned exclusively to Manhattan territory)

A vehicle is required to commute to patients. (This requirement does not apply to positions assigned exclusively to Manhattan territory)

Excellent interpersonal, and communication skills.

Exhibits an ability and attitude relative to the spirit of caring and tradition at Calvary Hospital as required by specific job duties and functions.

Education

  • MSW from an accredited school of social work and one year related experience.
  • LMSW or LCSW eligible.

COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged for all new hires prior to beginning employment at Calvary Hospital.

Key Responsibilities

The Hospice Social Worker provides medical social services, psychosocial support, and bereavement counseling to hospice patients and their families. They are expected to uphold the hospital's philosophy of non-abandonment and provide a full spectrum of palliative care.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Hospice carePsychosocial counselingInterpersonal skills

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,110 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 9.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 52% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Calvary Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Bronx, New York
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Accrued vacation days
Sick days
Holidays
Free days
Pension (vested after 5 years)
403(b)
Short Term Disability
Life Insurance