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GuideStar Eldercare
Muskegon, Michigan

Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

As a Licensed Master Social Worker with GuideStar Eldercare you will provide neurobehavioral health services to residents in long-term care facilities. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, you will partner with specialty clinicians to provide holistic, continuity of care for elderly individuals in extended care facilities who are afflicted with neurocognitive disorders and other neurologic and/or psychiatric conditions.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work
  • Currently licensed as an LMSW in the state in which you are applying

Benefits

  • Industry competitive salary with additional income potential through productivity bonus
  • Excellent compensation package (must work a minimum of 30 hours per week to be eligible)
  • Medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance
  • $50,000 basic life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • State licensing and professional membership reimbursement
  • Company- provided medical malpractice insurance
  • Up to Four (4) weeks (20 days) paid time off
  • Seven (7) paid holidays
  • Yearly continuing education stipend commensurate with hours of employment

All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. GuideStar follows all applicable laws; contact humanresources@guidestareldercare.com for more information.

How to Apply

If you are interested in working with the geriatric population, have a passion for neurobehavioral science, and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with dementia and other neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, click on the “apply now” button to forward your resume or contact us at careers@guidestareldercare.com for more information.

What Makes Us Great

GuideStar Eldercare is the national leader in neurobehavioral long-term care services, providing expert neuropsychiatric and dementia care services to nursing homes and memory care facilities. GuideStar Eldercare's mission is to enhance the quality of life for patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety, functionality, and dignity.

We believe in bringing the highest level of clinical care to the long-term care population.

GuideStar is led by CEO and Founder Dr. Steven L. Posar, alongside our clinical team of expert physicians, psychiatrists, gerontologists, neurologists, and psychologists, who work with our clinical staff to find the best possible outcomes for our shared patients.

Our neurologically based model ensures proper diagnosis and treatment, which improves care outcomes for patients with dementia, neurocognitive impairments, and/or psychiatric conditions.

GuideStar is dedicated to rigorous clinical care protocols and exceptional documentation and communication, based on the most up-to-date research and practice. Our dedication is underscored by our own research and desire to educate the greater long-term care industry.

Most recently, our research on antipsychotic reduction through neurologic protocols was published in JAMDA in September of 2023. Associations and publications our research has been featured in include: PALTC, McKnight’s, AAGP, OHCA, and AAIC.

GuideStar Eldercare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

GuideStar is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, GuideStar will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need accommodation please contact us at careers@guidestareldercare.com

Key Responsibilities

Provide neurobehavioral health services to elderly residents in long-term care facilities using a multi-disciplinary approach. Partner with specialty clinicians to ensure holistic continuity of care for patients with neurocognitive and psychiatric conditions.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

CounselingGeriatric careNeurocognitive disorder assessmentPsychiatric condition managementMulti-disciplinary collaborationClinical documentationPatient safetyClinical protocols

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 18% have no call, 52% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Michigan238 active6,580 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 18% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan social worker listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus · 7% offer loan repayment255 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,485 in the last 30 days1,483 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,555 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About GuideStar Eldercare

Medical Practices
Crown Point, Indiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Industry competitive salary with productivity bonus
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Short and long-term disability insurance
$50,000 basic life insurance
401(k) retirement plan
State licensing and professional membership reimbursement
Company-provided medical malpractice insurance
Up to 4 weeks (20 days) paid time off

Living in Muskegon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,200/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
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.