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Maryland Heights, Missouri

Social Worker

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58K - $65K

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Position: Social Worker

Pay: BSW $58,000 - $61,000 / yearly Depending on Experience

Pay: MSW $60,000 - $65,000 / yearly Depending on Experience

Caris Healthcare Social Worker provides support the hospice interdisciplinary team through office functions. The hallmarks of this position include completing comprehensive patient assessments, identifying care planning goals, and providing psychosocial and emotional support to patients and caregivers at the end of life.

Caris Healthcare’s mission is to provide hospice care with grace. Serving patients throughout the Southeast region, we support our team members, patients and their families with compassion, accountability, respect, integrity and service. If you are ready for a rewarding career with a company that offers employees a culture of integrity and excellence, consider joining the Caris Healthcare team.

At Caris, you will have a career, not just a job. Our mission driven culture is evident by our current employees and the impact made on patients and families.

All Caris team members commit to The Better Way, a list of promises we make to each other and our customers. The Better Way commitment is reflected in the benefits we provide. Benefits include:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Bonus Eligibility
  • Eligible for benefits within 60 days
  • Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision); health savings account
  • Earned Time Off
  • 401 (K) plan with company match
  • Paid Training
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Career Advancement Opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Completes and documents comprehensive psychosocial assessments with patients in the electronic medical record
  • Identifies care planning goals and develops interventions to promote best outcomes
  • Participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings; provides insight into the psychosocial and emotional needs of patients
  • Provides education related to funeral planning and advanced directives as needed
  • Conducts visits with the patient and caregiver in their residential setting
  • Assists with bereavement support and interventions for caregivers following the death of a patient
  • Participates in an on-call rotation to make after hours visits when needed for a patient’s death, funeral, admission, etc.

Qualifications

  • Tennessee and Missouri = MSW preferred, BSW required
  • Virginia = MSW preferred, BSW required
  • South Carolina = Social Work Licensure Required; LMSW required
  • Georgia = Social Work Licensure required; LMSW preferred, LBSW required
  • One (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

If you see yourself a good fit and want to join our team apply today! Caris HealthCare is an affiliate of NHC. EOE

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentPsychosocial SupportInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationCommunication Skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Adams Place a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,470 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Maryland Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,372/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Adams Place

Hospitals and Health Care
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Bonus Eligibility
Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Health Savings Account
Earned Time Off
401(k) Plan with Company Match
Paid Training
Mileage Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement