Hospice Social Worker
Listed compensation
$44.5-$52.3/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care.
Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.
We are seeking a Social Worker to become a member of the hospice transdisciplinary team, will be responsible for providing supportive services to help meet patient/family social, emotional, and financial needs related to the impact of a terminal illness, loss, and grief.
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm
Office Location
Larkspur, CA
Coverage Area
- Marin County with additional coverage to Sonoma County as needed
- By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Assess patient/family social and emotional factors to determine ability to cope with terminal illness and death
- Assess family/caregiver capacity to participate in providing care to patients and assist with resources
- Provide individual and family counseling to patient/families in all psychosocial aspects of end-of-life care
- Assess environmental resources and obstacles to maintaining safety
Education/Experience
- Master’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
- Minimum one-year’s social work experience in acute health care setting
- Hospice or Home Health experience preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.
Pay Range
$44.50 - $52.30 hourly
By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH.
Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker will provide supportive services to patients and families to address the social, emotional, and financial impacts of terminal illness. Responsibilities include assessing psychosocial needs, providing counseling, and coordinating resources to ensure patient safety and quality of life.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work from an accredited school and have at least one year of experience in an acute health care setting. A valid California driver's license and automobile insurance are required for travel within the coverage area.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Social Worker at By the Bay Health 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 6,359 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
By the Bay Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 8 active listings.
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (806 salary observations; 2,009 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,363 salary observations; 21,843 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in social work | ranked against 6,359 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $93k–$109k | Social Work median $79k (middle half $69k–$104k)37 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $96k median in California | $81k nationally (+19%)806 state / 5,363 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$91k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in California | 702 active | 6,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 24% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment750 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,430 in the last 30 days | 1,521 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Social Work pay trend | −1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| By the Bay Health | silver tier, 73/100 | Top Employers work-life index8 active listings |
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