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By the Bay Health
Larkspur, California

Hospice Social Worker

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$44.5-$52.3/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 55m ago · Verified live

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

Psychosocial assessmentCase managementCrisis interventionGrief supportPatient advocacyCare planningInterdisciplinary collaborationResource assessment

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.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,359 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$93k–$109kSocial 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 powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California702 active6,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 24% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment750 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,521 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 Healthsilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index8 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,359 Social Work listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Larkspur

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.28M
Typical market rent
$4,469/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
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.