Medical Social Worker (3560)

Social WorkerPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Bangor Office - Bangor, ME 04401Position Type: Per DiemJob Category: Hospice

  • Schedule/Status: Per-diem Department: Hospice/Home Health Service Area: Bangor, Maine and surrounding towns. Role: Medical Social Worker Work Setting: In-Patient and Community About Andwell: At Andwell, you don’t just work here, you belong. Being a part of the team at Andwell Health Partners means belonging to a community of people with purpose, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of those we serve by providing innovative and compassionate health care in the comfort of their homes and communities. Take control of your day with flexible scheduling options. Ability to utilize and challenge your skills in the home or community setting. More 1:1 time with patients, working autonomously in the comfort of their home. Comprehensive benefit package to support life outside of work. Stability – An employer of choice for 50 years. Centralized HR, IT, education, and employee experience departments for improved support. What You’ll Do: Assesses and identify the client’s holistic health care needs/concerns as part of a family and community. Assesses social/emotional factors that are related to the patient’s illness, need for care, response to treatment, and adjustment to care. Develops a plan of care under physician orders with realistic/measurable outcomes in collaboration with the client/family and health care team providers according to Organization protocols. Implement patient care plan activities based on treatment goals towards independent living for the patient/family. Serve as resource for staff education & training, participate in case conferences as needed. Support Hospice, and Home Health What You’ll Bring: Degree from a school of social work accredited by the council on social work education. Maine Board of Social Work Licensure: at least LSX Two years of Medical Social Work preferred Current CPR card required. A valid Drivers License and reliable car with insurance. Come see what we do with a ride-along or job shadow! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Assess the holistic health care and social-emotional needs of clients within their family and community contexts. Develop and implement patient care plans in collaboration with physicians and healthcare teams to promote independent living.

Requirements

Requires a degree from a CSWE-accredited school of social work and a Maine Board of Social Work Licensure (at least LSX). A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current CPR certification are mandatory, with two years of medical social work experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Holistic Health Care AssessmentCare PlanningCase ManagementPatient EducationCrisis Intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker (3560) at Andwell Health Partners 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 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 40% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
25%
CME allowance
25%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 90% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bangor

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,511/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Bangor, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Andwell Health Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Lewiston, Maine
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Comprehensive benefit package
Autonomous work
1:1 patient time
Stability - employer of choice for 50 years