Medical Social Worker Hospice
Listed compensation
$31.49 - $37.05/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Total Rewards
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Expected pay for this position is $31.49 - $37.05/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.
Overview
Position Summary
The Medical Social Worker is responsible for identifying socioeconomic and emotional factors that exist which are, or can be, an impediment to the effective treatment of the patient’s medical condition or rate of recovery. This individual demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development as well as the physical, emotional and psycho-social needs of the patient population served.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Education:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
Licensure/Certifications
- Current state license to practice
- CPR certification prior to start (American Heart Association certification)
- Valid driver’s license
Other
- Working knowledge of human behavior/development and theories of social work process
- Proficient with electronic documentation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
- LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 1 year as Social Worker in home health care experience
- OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Social Worker identifies socioeconomic and emotional factors that impede a patient's medical treatment or recovery. They assess the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of patients within a hospice care setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker Hospice at OSF HealthCare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,097 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Top 25% in Social Work
Living in Peoria
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $153k
- Typical market rent
- $1,266/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Peoria, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.