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Hospice of Central
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Social Worker-Admissions (Hospital Based) (Full Time 1.0/Days)

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Your Career at Hospice…

Choices Healthcare provides quality care to patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Hospice & Community Care makes a meaningful difference to patients and families.

Social Worker

Admissions Department

Hospital Based

  • Full Time - 1.0 or 80 hrs. per biweekly pay period
  • Days
  • Every 5th-6th weekend, 1-2 holidays per year

Essential Functions

Collaborates with hospice interdisciplinary team, hospitals, and care facilities to develop comfort-focused plans of care, complete comprehensive assessments, and evaluate ongoing interventions.

Collaborates with patients, families, and case managers during hospital discharge planning to ensure safe and appropriate transitions of care.

Conducts joint home visits with admissions nurses when psychosocial complexity is present (e. g., patients living alone, lacking caregivers, or experiencing mental health/substance use concerns).

  • Performs informational and follow up visits for patients in hospitals, facilities, and home settings.
  • Supports initial response for urgent referrals needing immediate response.

Qualifications

MSW Required

  • LSW or LCSW is also required or must be obtained within 2 years of hire date.
  • Two years’ experience in the health care setting preferred.

We Offer a Full Range of Benefits Including

  • Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two-week pay period

^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period

Health Insurance *

Dental and Vision Insurance ^

  • Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid *
  • Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid *
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ^
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Paid Holidays ^
  • Paid Time off (PTO) ^
  • Shift Differentials
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program ^
  • Free Flu Shots
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Educational Opportunities
  • AAA Membership – Employer Paid ^
  • Chair Massages – Employer Paid
  • Fresh Fruit during the summer
  • Semi-Annual “All Staff” meetings
  • Fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events
  • EOE
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Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and hospitals to develop comfort-focused care plans and facilitate safe patient transitions. Conduct psychosocial assessments and perform home, hospital, and facility visits to support patients and families.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospice carePsychosocial assessmentCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis interventionMental health supportSubstance use counselingPatient advocacyCare planningClinical documentationHospital coordination

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Pennsylvania219 active6,381 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 40% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 9% offer loan repayment248 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 34 employers
11
<$85k
16
$85k-105k
7
$105k-125k
7
$125k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,386 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Hospice of Central

Hospitals and Health Care
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
Life Insurance/AD&D - Employer Paid
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)

Living in Harrisburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,388/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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