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Purpose Care
La Porte, Indiana

Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Social WorkerNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare is Bringing Healthcare Home, and we want you to join our family!

PurposeCare and its affiliate companies are looking for a qualified, dependable, honest, reliable, Medical Social Worker (MSW) to support the needs of our clients.

PurposeCare is a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest and provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month carefully coordinated to keep clients healthy and safe at home. With excellent caregivers and innovative technology, PurposeCare ensures that our most vulnerable are provided with the support necessary to live full lives in their community. Your Care is Our Purpose.

As a Growing Company We Provide

  • Competitive compensation
  • A rewarding career making a difference, changing lives & communities
  • Schedule Flexibility
  • Ongoing growth, training & professional development
  • Mentor & referral programs
  • Opportunity to apply for positions at our other PurposeCare locations

Our PurposeCare Family Is Eligible for the Following

  • Medical & Prescription Drug Plan
  • Telehealth
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K
  • Life Insurance
  • Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Assessment of psychological, emotional and/or economic factors affecting patient's limitations and potential for a lack of improvement
  • Collaborates with the physician and other members of the health team to develop a Plan of Care
  • Master's Degree in Social Work is required
  • At least 1 year of social work experience in the healthcare field preferred
  • Comply with all aspects of the company's compliance and HIPPA regulations
  • Must possess a valid driver's license

EEOC Statement: All employment decisions at PurposeCare are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. Qualified candidates are recruited without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, and sex.

Qualifications

Are you searching for a Purpose? PurposeCare is Bringing Healthcare Home, and we want you to join our family

PurposeCare is a leading provider of home care and home health services in the Midwest and provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month carefully coordinated to keep clients healthy and safe at home. With excellent caregivers and innovative technology, PurposeCare ensures that our most vulnerable are provided with the support necessary to live full lives in their community. Your Care is Our Purpose.

As a Growing Company We Provide

  • A rewarding career making a difference, changing lives & communities
  • Schedule Flexibility
  • Ongoing growth, training & professional development
  • Mentor, on-call & referral programs
  • Opportunity to apply for positions at our other PurposeCare locations

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Social Worker will assess the psychological, emotional, and economic factors affecting patients and collaborate with the healthcare team to develop comprehensive plans of care. They are responsible for ensuring compliance with company regulations and HIPAA standards while supporting the needs of clients in their homes.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningHealthcare complianceHIPAA regulationsCollaborationEmotional supportPsychological assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker (MSW) at Purpose Care a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,508 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs

16
<$90k
4
$90k-105k
2
$105k-120k
6
$120k-135k
3
$135k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
32%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$66/hr
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$60-$65/hr
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$65/hr
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$62-$64/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,508 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in La Porte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,206/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
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 · Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Purpose Care

Home Health Care Services
Chicago, IL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Schedule Flexibility
Ongoing growth, training & professional development
Mentor & referral programs
Medical & Prescription Drug Plan
Telehealth
Dental
Vision