Palliative Care Social Worker (40 hrs/days)(Temple University Hospital)
Compensation
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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 serve as a member of the interdisciplinary team to alleviate stress and provide specialized bereavement 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 Pennsylvania licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Palliative Care Social Worker (40 hrs/days)(Temple University Hospital) at Temple University Health System a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Palliative Care (Social Work) — ranked against 51 active Palliative Care (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Palliative Care — Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
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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About Temple University Health System
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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
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.