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St. Croix Hospice
Livonia, Michigan

Social Worker - Hospice

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Livonia MI - Livonia, MI
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Travel Percentage: 100%, At St. Croix Hospice, we believe in the power of compassionate care. Like the river that inspired our name and takes great skill to navigate, St. Croix Hospice guides patients and their families through the end-of-life journey. We are committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for our patients, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect. If you are ready to be part of our deeply compassionate family of caregivers guiding extraordinary life experiences, then we invite you to join our team, where your work truly matters. At St. Croix Hospice, the Social Worker plays a vital role on the patient care team, offering compassionate emotional and practical support to patients and their families in accordance with each individual’s Plan of Care. This position involves meeting with patients and their loved ones, working collaboratively with the clinical team, and helping families access the appropriate community resources and services they need. If you're a compassionate Social Worker who values meaningful patient connections and autonomy in your practice, we’d love to meet you.

Qualifications

Social Worker Requirements & Core Responsibilities: Bachelor’s degree in social work from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Current Social Work licensed in the state(s) of practice Six (6) licensure levels: Licensed Bachelor Social Work (LBSW) Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Limited Licensed Master Social Worker (Limited LMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Social Service Technician (SST) Limited Social Service Technician (SST) Ability to pass background, consumer report, and drug test. Conduct psychosocial assessments, identify safety or support needs, and provide resources, referrals, and care planning support for patients and families. Provide counseling, crisis intervention, and bereavement support, including follow up for at risk individuals and coordination of bereavement activities. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, maintain accurate documentation, support cultural and end of life needs, liaise with community agencies, and ensure HIPAA compliance. Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and proof of auto insurance Social Worker Benefits &

  • Schedule: M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm

Full-time position. Health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Company-paid short/long-term disability and basic life insurance. 401(k) with up to 4% company match. Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities. Paid time off and paid holidays.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker provides emotional and practical support to hospice patients and their families while coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, facilitating community resources, and providing crisis intervention and bereavement support.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in social work and possess a current social work license in the state of practice. The role requires the ability to pass background and drug screenings, as well as reliable transportation for 100% travel.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCase managementHospice careEnd-of-life careInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunity resource coordinationPatient advocacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Hospice at St. Croix Hospice 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 6,344 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, 40% are remote, 20% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,344 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan224 active6,440 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 20% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan social worker listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment238 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,591 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,344 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About St. Croix Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision, life insurance
Company-paid short/long-term disability and basic life insurance
401(k) with up to 4% company match
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development opportunities
Paid time off and paid holidays

Living in Livonia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k
Typical market rent
$1,699/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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