Palliative Care Social Worker, Per Diem (Temple University Hospital)
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Job Description
The Palliative Care Social Worker provides psychosocial assessment and evidenced based psycho-social intervention for palliative care patients and their families.
A member of the Palliative Care interdisciplinary team, Palliative Care Social Workers utilize their skills and knowledge of person-centered system based clinical skills to alleviate stress associated with serious illness and end of life care.
Palliative Care Social Workers provide specialty bereavement and grief interventions to patients, families, and staff across the healthcare system.
Education
Master's Degree Accredited School of Social Work Required
Experience
- 2 years of experience providing Palliative Care or End of Life care Preferred
- 2 years of social work experience in a medical setting Preferred
- Licenses
- PA Social Worker License Preferred
- PA Clinical Social Worker Lic Preferred
Key Responsibilities
The Palliative Care Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments and evidence-based interventions for patients and families facing serious illness. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to alleviate stress and provide specialized bereavement and grief support.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work. At least two years of experience in palliative, end-of-life, or medical social work is preferred, along with relevant state licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Social Worker pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
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BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
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About Temple University Health System
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