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Providence, Rhode Island

Hospice Social Worker LICSW

Social WorkerIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

About This Position as a Hospice Social Worker (SW)

HopeHealth is seeking an experienced Social Worker for its affiliate HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care.

The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating social work services to the patient in his / her place of residence.

This Clinical Social Worker will provide services to patients living in the Woonsocket, Rhode Island and surrounding areas.

This is a full-time 40 hour per week position, with 8:00am-4:30pm hours. This position is eligible for benefits.

What Will You Do?

  • Completes psychosocial assessments
  • Bases social work services on the patient's assessment and the patient's and family's needs and acceptance of these services
  • Assists Interdisciplinary Team in understanding the significant social and emotional factors related to the patent's plan of care
  • Provides complete and accurate documentation in EMR
  • Responsible to travel to patient's home in the service area
  • Participates in on-call rotation for weekend and holiday coverage

What are the qualifications for this job?

  • Licensed as LICSW in the state you are applying for
  • Masters in social work required
  • Clinical experience relevant to health care
  • Medical social work required
  • Hospice experience preferred
  • Clinical experience working with family systems

What Are the Job Benefits?

For Your Health and Peace of Mind

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with employer contribution
  • Pre-tax flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
  • Disability coverage
  • Discounts on voluntary insurance programs
  • Life and long-term-disability insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement

For Your Wellbeing

  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
  • A caring culture that supports your wellbeing

For Your Career

  • A robust orientation programs
  • Educational assistance
  • Reimbursement for certifications
  • HopeHealth Clinical Education Lab (continuing education)

HopeHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HopeHealth is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workspace. We believe that attracting, developing and empowering exceptional people will allow us to continue to deliver the best care for our patients and families.

All qualified individuals – inclusive of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age and ability – are warmly welcome at HopeHealth.

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8:00am-4:30pm

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating social work services for patients in their place of residence. They also assist the interdisciplinary team in understanding the social and emotional factors related to the patient's plan of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and be licensed as an LICSW. Previous experience in medical social work is required, with hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Interdisciplinary team collaborationHospice careFamily systems supportPatient care planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Social Worker LICSW at Hope Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,480 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

In Rhode Island, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (27 salary observations; 101 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (4,412 salary observations; 19,550 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution32 jobs

12
<$95k
8
$95k-115k
6
$115k-135k
6
$135k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
34% this job
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

LifeStance Health · Vancouver, Washington

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

LifeStance Health · West Linn, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#3

Clinical Supervisor - CA - LPCC and LCSW

$57.95 - $67.22/hr
#4

Remote (LCSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Virginia

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,480 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Providence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$2,213/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Hope Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Providence, Rhode Island
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer contribution
Pre-tax flexible spending account
Disability coverage
Life and long-term-disability insurance
Mileage reimbursement
Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
Educational assistance