Social Worker - Hospice - per diem
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Guthrie as a Social Worker - Hospice - per diem in New York. This is a position for a per diem Social Worker in Hospice. Position Summary: Supports psycho‐social needs of patients who are currently receiving or recently received hospital based care.
Key Responsibilities
- Assessment of the social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, his need for care, his response to treatment, and adjustment to care in the hospital;.
- Assessment of the patients' medical and nursing requirements, home situation, financial resources, and the community resources available in making decisions regarding his discharge.
- Participates in unit interdisciplinary conferences to identify patients and families need of intervention.
- Identifies problems and develops plan based on evaluation of patient's needs.
Requirements
- Identifies problems and develops plan based on evaluation of patient's needs 5.
- Participates in an on‐call system 24‐hour accessibility and accountability to meet patient needs.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- Call responsibilities required.
Work with Guthrie in New York.
Licensure & Certifications
Candidates must have a minimum of two years of post-graduate experience in a similar healthcare setting. A valid LMSW, LSW, or LCSW license is required for staff providing care in New York.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Hospice - per diem at Guthrie a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform.
Social Worker Career Context
Guthrie ranks #14 of 36 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In New York, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (548 salary observations; 684 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 12% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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