Country Meadows Retirement Communities logo
Country Meadows Retirement Communities
Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

Social Worker Per Diem

Social WorkerIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

starts at $24/day

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Pay starts at $24.00/hour, with the opportunity to earn more based on experience

Desire to make a difference? As a Social Worker for Country Meadows Skilled Nursing Facility, you will play a vital role in improving the lives of older individuals and their families.

You will work closely with our residents to assess their needs playing a crucial role in helping enhance their capabilities, improving their daily lives and experiences. If you are a compassionate professional with expertise in social work, we invite you to apply to be a part of our team and truly make a difference.

Per Diem opportunity

Our Investment in You

  • Competitive pay with the opportunity to earn more based on experience
  • Length of service bonus awards
  • PayActiv On-Demand Pay – Work today, get paid tomorrow
  • Comprehensive benefits including Highmark Blue Shield for medical
  • Excellent vision and dental
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off and roll over of unused time
  • Paid holidays including your birthday and a Personal Day of Meaning
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Company-paid short-term disability
  • Supplemental short- and long-term disability plans
  • Family and medical leave
  • Paid bereavement and jury duty leave
  • Wellness reimbursement incentives
  • $2 meals on our campuses including a main dish, a side, drink and dessert

Our Support for You

  • Family-owned, private company based in Hershey, Pa.
  • Direct access to your supervisory team
  • Incentivized career paths and tuition reimbursement
  • On-the-job training and continuing education
  • Employee assistance program for you and your family
  • Co-worker Foundation (grants for in time of need)
  • Helping Hand interest-free loans

Ask your Employment Specialist during your interview for details on any of our coworker centered benefits and incentives.

Social Worker Responsibilities

  • Assist Director of Social Services, as assigned, in completing a social history within four (4) days of resident’s admission to the facility.
  • Assist Director of Social Services, as assigned, in completing the psycho-social assessment portion of MDS within fourteen (14) days of resident’s admission to facility.
  • Assists Director of Social Services in writing progress notes on all residents every ninety (90) days and also on transfer to hospital, room changes within the facility, level of care changes, on discharge and post discharge.

Social Worker Requirements

  • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree from a school of Social Work accredited by Council on Social Work education with a minimum of 1 year employment in long-term care facility.
  • Must demonstrate a working knowledge of the purpose and function of Social Work in long-term care facilities, as well as the psycho-social aspects of aging, and theory of human behavior and relations.
  • Must demonstrate a working knowledge of social welfare systems, community resources and services, and health care insurances available to the elderly and their families.
  • Must demonstrate an appropriate understanding of relationships between and among residents, families and Nursing Center personnel.

About Country Meadows

We have over 2500 co-workers who are serving our residents with meaning, thriving with purpose and leading our company with innovation! We have been serving seniors for over 30 years, and we invite you to join our vision for making lives better.

EOE

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker is responsible for completing social histories and psycho-social assessments for residents upon admission. They also maintain progress notes and coordinate care during transfers, room changes, and discharges.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited school and at least one year of experience in a long-term care facility. Knowledge of social welfare systems, community resources, and the psycho-social aspects of aging is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Case ManagementPatient AssessmentCrisis InterventionCommunity Resource CoordinationMDS DocumentationPatient AdvocacyInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 20% have no call, 65% 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).

Top contract/1099 Social Worker Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs

5
<$95k
4
$95k-115k
5
$115k-135k
9
$135k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
32% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

Psychotherapist Outpatient Clinic – LCSW / LMHC / LMFT/Full-Time Employment/Signing Bonus 5000USD

$60-$70/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Bilingual)

$70/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,472 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Bethlehem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$337k
Typical market rent
$1,884/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
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 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Country Meadows Retirement Communities logo

About Country Meadows Retirement Communities

Hospitals and Health Care
Hershey, Pennsylvania
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PayActiv On-Demand Pay
Highmark Blue Shield medical
Vision and dental
401(k) with company match
Generous PTO
Paid holidays including birthday
Personal Day of Meaning
Supplemental life insurance