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Guardian Angel Home Care
Park Ridge, Illinois

Medical Social Worker

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$80-$120/hr

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Job Description

  • Medical Social Worker (MSW) – PRN
  • Field-Based – Travel Required
  • PRN / Per Diem Only
  • High Per-Visit Rate or Hourly Compensation Available

Required — Please Read Before Applying

YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED:

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
  • Active, FULL and unrestricted social work license
  • LIMITED, TEMPORARY, ASSOCIATE, PROVISIONAL, OR RESTRICTED LICENSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Reliable personal vehicle
  • Current auto insurance with your name listed on the policy

Licensure Requirement Is Mandatory

Applicants must currently hold a full, active, unrestricted social work license.

If your license is limited, associate-level, temporary, provisional, or otherwise restricted, you will not qualify for this position.

About the Position

Guardian Angel Home Care is seeking an experienced Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our home health team on a PRN / Per Diem basis.

This position is ideal for an experienced social worker looking for flexibility, supplemental income, and strong compensation without a full-time commitment.

We Offer

  • Competitive high per-visit rates
  • Hourly compensation options may also be available
  • Flexible PRN scheduling
  • Ability to accept visits based on availability
  • Opportunity for additional assignments as patient census grows

What You’LL Do

  • Complete psychosocial assessments
  • Evaluate patient and family needs
  • Provide counseling and emotional support
  • Connect patients with community resources and support programs
  • Assist with financial, transportation, housing, and long-term care resources
  • Support patients and families with adjustment to illness or disability
  • Participate in interdisciplinary care planning
  • Coordinate with nurses, therapists, physicians, and other clinical staff
  • Document visits and interventions accurately and timely
  • Travel to patients’ homes throughout the assigned service area

What We’RE Looking For

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) — REQUIRED
  • Full, active, unrestricted social work license — REQUIRED
  • Limited licenses will not be accepted
  • Home health, hospice, hospital, rehabilitation, or community-based experience preferred
  • Strong knowledge of community resources
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work independently in patients’ homes
  • Reliable, compassionate, and professional

Transportation Requirements

This is a field-based PRN home health position.

You must have:

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Reliable personal vehicle
  • Current auto insurance
  • Your name listed on the insurance policy

Compensation

  • High per-visit compensation
  • Hourly compensation may be offered depending on assignment
  • PRN / Per Diem scheduling
  • Flexible availability
  • Additional patient assignments may be available based on census and coverage needs

WORK LOCATION: Patients’ homes throughout our service area.

Travel between patient locations is required.

We are currently seeking an experienced PRN Medical Social Worker for our home health team.

Before Applying, Please Confirm

  • I have an MSW
  • I hold a FULL, ACTIVE, UNRESTRICTED social work license
  • My license is NOT limited, temporary, associate, provisional, or restricted
  • I have a valid driver’s license
  • I have a reliable vehicle
  • I have current auto insurance with my name listed on the policy

This is a PRN / Per Diem position only.

If you are looking for flexible supplemental work with strong per-visit or hourly compensation, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments, evaluate patient and family needs, provide counseling and emotional support, and connect patients with community and practical resources. Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary clinical team, document visits and interventions, and travel to patients’ homes.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in Social Work and a full, active, unrestricted social work license are required; limited, temporary, associate, provisional, or restricted licenses are not accepted. Applicants must also have a valid driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and current auto insurance listing their name; relevant healthcare or community-based experience is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentPatient and Family Needs AssessmentCommunity Resource CoordinationFinancial Resource AssistanceTransportation Resource AssistanceHousing Resource AssistanceLong-Term Care Resource AssistanceCare CoordinationClinical DocumentationIndependent Field Work

Social Worker Career Context

Guardian Angel Home Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 54 active listings.

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 15% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166k–$250kSocial Work median $60k (middle half $50k–$80k)25 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$208k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Illinois227 active6,571 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 45% remote · 15% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Guardian Angel Home Caresilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index54 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Guardian Angel Home Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester Hills, MI
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PRN scheduling
High per-visit rates
Hourly compensation options

Living in Park Ridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$543k
Typical market rent
$2,433/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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