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7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,627 active roles in this specialty

Hospice Medical Social Worker, MSW

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkNo callNo weekendsFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time Hospice Medical Social Worker. Home-based care in Saginaw area. 40 hrs/week. Lapeer, MI.

Join Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice as a Hospice Medical Social Worker – MSW in Lapeer, Michigan.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Insurance
  • Fleet Vehicle Program
  • Generous PTO
  • Pension + 401K
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through Purdue University partnership

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice in Lapeer, Michigan.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered hospice care by conducting psychosocial assessments and developing individualized care plans. Provide emotional support and counseling to patients and families while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Requires a Master's in Social Work and one to two years of post-graduate experience in a healthcare setting. Must hold a valid Medical Social Worker license and a driver's license for field-based travel.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Hospice carePsychosocial assessmentBereavement counselingCare planningPatient advocacyCritical thinkingProblem-solvingEMR documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationEmotional supportEnd-of-life care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Medical Social Worker, MSW at Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,627 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 7.2/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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About Residential Home Health and Residential Hospice

Home Health Care Services
Troy, Michigan
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pet Insurance
Fleet Vehicle Program
Generous PTO
Pension + 401K
Paid parental leave
Up to 90% off degrees and certifications through Purdue University partnership