Social Worker | Hospice
Listed compensation
$65k-$98k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Join the Hospice team as a Social Worker, serving the Appleton, Dawson, and Ortonville service area!
Summary
- Provide medical social work services to patients/families in order to meet psychosocial needs of patients and families.
- Provide comprehensive social work services, including patient/family education support, and resources information and referral for patients and families.
- Participate in professional, departmental and hospital activities.
- Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
- Coordinate appropriate community referrals for patients and bereaved.
- Assist with the coordination of children's grief camps.
- Provide professional clinical social work with individuals, families, and groups through the implementation of clinical modalities, i. e. individual, group and family therapy.
Schedule
- Full-time, salaried position | 80 hours every two weeks
- Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 4:30PM
Pay & Benefits
Pay based on experience. Starting pay with no experience $73,157 annually.
- Full range Pay range: $65,020 to $97,552 annually.
$3,000 hiring bonus and $5,000 relocation bonus for eligible candidates!
Full-time Benefits
medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!
Qualifications
- Current Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Minnesota required.
- Bachelor's degree in social work.
- Prefer minimum of one year of experience as a Social Worker (not required).
- Prior experience in a healthcare setting preferred (not required).
To be eligible for the hiring and relocation bonus you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full or part-time benefited position.
Previous employees qualify if they have not worked for CentraCare for at least 9 months at the date of hire.
To be eligible for the relocation bonus, you must currently reside more than 50 miles away from St. Cloud Hospital and relocate to within 30 miles of it. CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring and relocation bonuses may be discontinued at any time.
CentraCare hiring incentives to include but not limited to, hiring and relocation bonuses may be discontinued at any time.
CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical social work services to patients and families, including psychosocial support and resource referrals. Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and facilitate clinical therapy sessions for individuals and groups.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker | Hospice at Centra Care a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,463 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, 60% are remote, 24% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in social work | ranked against 6,463 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $65k–$98k | Social Work median $77k (middle half $67k–$88k)306 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$82k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Minnesota | 92 active | 6,546 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 24% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $3k sign-on | US social worker listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,608 in the last 30 days | 1,361 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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