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Emmanuel Hospice
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Social Worker - Full Time

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Grand Rapids, MI + Surrounding Areas| Full-Time | Compassionate Care, Meaningful Work

As a full-time Hospice Social Worker at Emmanuel Hospice, you will experience a rewarding work life while contributing to our team in a full time, salaried position.

Responsibilities

  • Providing holistic care to the dying and their loved ones in a versatile service area around Grand Rapids, MI.
  • Assessing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of terminally-ill patients.
  • Assisting the patient and family with the Plan of Care to meet their needs and monitor goals, while suggesting appropriate, comprehensive and proactive interventions.
  • Working in unison with an Interdisciplinary Team, including the patient and their support system, in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of medical care.

Qualifications

  • Current LMSW or LLMSW degree required
  • Hospice, home care, case management or acute care experience preferred.
  • Skilled in physical, emotional and spiritual symptom management while working in conjunction with an IDT and functioning independently in the field.
  • Flexible in adapting to the changing needs of the patient and family with some nights, weekends, and holiday on-call responsibilities.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate
  • Self-care coaching + EAP
  • Company tech provided (laptop/iPad, phone)
  • Generous time off including PTO and Sick Time packages
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision and other benefits offered starting Day One!
  • Employer paid Life and Short-term Disability
  • Bereavement leave that allows for support of you and your family
  • 403(b) plan with match

Come As You Are

At Emmanuel Hospice, you’ll be part of a team that feels like family—where every voice is heard, and every heart matters. We embrace people from all walks of life and value the unique strengths you bring, whether your path has been traditional or not. Here, you’ll find encouragement to keep learning and growing through continuing education, hospice certification, and genuine support from colleagues who share your compassion and purpose.

Just a Little More About Us

Emmanuel Hospice is an interfaith collaboration created by St. Ann’s, Clark, Brio Living Services, and Sunset. With over 200 years of combined experience, we share resources, skills and expertise to deliver care with unparalleled compassion. We are committed to offering the highest level of quality care by being Medicare certified and CHAP accredited.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Holistic Patient CarePsychosocial AssessmentCare PlanningInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationPatient and Family SupportGoal MonitoringProactive InterventionIndependent Field WorkAdaptability

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
39%
CME allowance
32% this job
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,562 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,580/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Emmanuel Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Grand Rapids, Michigan
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salary
Mileage reimbursement at federal rate
Self-care coaching + EAP
Company tech provided (laptop/iPad, phone)
Generous PTO and Sick Time
Medical, Dental, & Vision starting Day One
Employer paid Life and Short-term Disability
Bereavement leave