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Albany, Oregon

Hiring for Clinical Social Worker for Behavioral Health in Albany, OR

Social Worker 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$51/hr

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Job Description

we are looking for Clinical Social Worker, OR - Outpatient Hospice/Medical Social Worker - Days who have assisted living facilities and adult foster homes. Services offered include intermittent skilled nursing visits (24-hour on-call nursing services available), pain and symptom management, medical social services, counseling, spiritual support, hospice aides, trained hospice volunteers and bereavement support. Medications and equipment are included as appropriate.

Shift Information

Days (0800-1630), no weekends

Number of Weeks

13

  • Pay Rate
  • Local $51/hour
  • Traveler $51/ hour ($21/hour taxable, $30/hour non taxable stipend )
  • Weekly Gross: $1224 for 24 hours/week

Experience/Education/Qualifications

Oregon LMSW (Masters-level Social Worker) or CSWA (Clinical Social Work Associate) licensure required.

Healthcare Provider Level BLS required.

This position requires the use of the employee's personal automobile. Employee must have a valid driver's license and auto liability/property damage insurance as required by law and must maintain their vehicle in good working order.

  • Oregon LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) preferred.
  • Experience as a social worker in a hospital or medical setting preferred.
  • Minimum Years of Experience
  • 1

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical social services, counseling, and bereavement support to patients in hospice care. Conduct intermittent visits to assisted living facilities and adult foster homes to assist with pain and symptom management.

Requirements

Requires Oregon LMSW or CSWA licensure and Healthcare Provider Level BLS certification. Candidates must have a valid driver's license, personal automobile, and auto insurance.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Case ManagementLMSW Licensure

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hiring for Clinical Social Worker for Behavioral Health in Albany, OR at SAGE GROUP a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Social Work — ranked against 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% are remote, 20% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$423k
Typical market rent
$1,738/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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