Social Worker-Palliative Care

2 months ago
United StatesFull TimePalliative Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

Position Summary

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area.
We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and named to the Forbes 2025 list of America's Best Large Employers.
*Great benefits package
*Free FirstHealth Fitness Membership
*Retirement Match
*New Grads Welcome to Apply!

Responsibilities

Social Worker-Palliative Care
Will be providing social work services in our Outpatient Palliative Care.
*Responsible for provision of social work services to include explanation of palliative care services, crisis intervention, resource referral and emotional support and/or counseling to patients and families as needed.
*Lead support groups.
*Ability to work in coordination with other disciplines at part of team to address chronic illness and end-of-life needs.

Qualifications

Palliative Care Social Worker Qualifications

*Masters Degree in Social Work required. NC LCSW, OR LCSW Provisional license preferred. *Must obtain provisional license after hire. *At least 1 year experience in social work and knowledge of end-of-life issues/medical social work preferred. *Reliable transportation and valid NC Drivers license required. *New Grads Welcome to Apply! *Some travel locally will be required, generally within a 10-mile radius. *This position does count toward clinical hours for a LCSW license.

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker-Palliative Care at FirstHealth of the Carolinas a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Palliative Care physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Palliative Care — Physician Career Context

This Palliative Care position at FirstHealth of the Carolinas is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

About WeekdayDoc

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6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago

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