Hospice Social Worker LICSW
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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
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).
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