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Haven Hospice
Palatka, Florida

MSW / Social Worker - Hospice

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Company

Haven Hospice

Overview

Office Location: 400 St. Johns Avenue. Palatka, FL 32177Coverage area: Palatka & Surrounding

Schedule: M-F 8-5

Haven Hospice is seeking a passionate, dedicated Social Worker to join our team in Palatka, FL. Our Social Workers provide emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination to patients facing terminal illness. This role plays a key part in the delivery of holistic care and ensures that patients' psychosocial needs are met with dignity and respect. If you’re ready to work in a supportive, fulling environment where your skills and empathy truly shine, apply today!

  • How YOU will benefit
  • Develop deep meaningful relationships during a personal and significant life stage
  • More quality time with patients, allowing for more thoughtful unrushed care
  • Provide holistic, person-centered services
  • Ability to work independently while also having team support
  • Job stability and regular advancement opportunities with a growing company
  • Build strong skills in grief counseling and long-term emotional support

As a Social Worker You will:

  • Assess psychosocial needs of patients and families
  • Evaluate home safety; assist with alternative care plans when needed
  • Provide counseling, crisis intervention, and emotional support
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Educate and assist with advance directives
  • Provide referrals and practical support for patients and families
  • Serve as liaison with community resources and agencies
  • Collaborate with team members to support holistic patient care
  • Support funeral, financial, and legal planning with families
  • Benefits and Perks for You!
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
  • Tuition discounts & reimbursement
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous PTO

Mileage Reimbursement

Access to wellness and discount programs such as Noom, SkinIO (Virtual Skin Cancer Screening), childcare, gym memberships, pet insurance, travel and entertainment discounts and more!

*Benefits may vary by employment status

Qualifications

A graduate of a master’s program in social work (MSW) accredited by the Council on Social Work Education OR A graduate of a bachelor’s program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Meets personnel qualifications stated in §418.114(b)(3).

Minimum of one (1) years’ experience in health care, hospice experience preferred. Understands hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.

  • Experience in a hospice care preferred.
  • Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
  • Current licensure according to Medicare guidelines to practice in state of operation.

Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.

About Our Line of Business

At Haven Hospice, our primary ambition is to bring high-quality care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families.

Haven Hospice, an affiliate of Adoration Health, is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing quality patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have many dedicated health care professionals on our team.

We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information, please visit havenhospice.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Location: Special Notice

This position is subject to a level 2 background screening. For more information on the Florida state background screening process and standards, please access and review the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will assess the psychosocial needs of hospice patients and provide emotional support, counseling, and resource coordination. They will also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic care and assist families with advance directives and planning.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCare planningCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates MSW / Social Worker - Hospice at Haven Hospice a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,386 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 28% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,386 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $71k (middle half $70k–$80k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Florida277 active6,473 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 28% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Social Worker listings: 3% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment299 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,386 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 26 employers
13
<$90k
7
$90k-110k
6
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
25%
CME allowance
21%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,386 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Haven Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Gainesville, FL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition discounts & reimbursement
401(k) with company match
Generous PTO
Mileage reimbursement
Wellness and discount programs

Living in Palatka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,371/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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