Palliative Care Social Worker
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Job Description
Day (United States of America)
Department: 300 - 775500 PPP - Clinic - Palliative Care
Position Description
Responsible for performing and documenting psychosocial assesments, coordinates educational and outreach services relevant to the social services, and provides liaison function between system-wide outpatient clinics.
Qualifications
- 1. Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited institution
- 2. Experience in Palliative Care or hospice setting preferred
- 3. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification required
4. Strong understanding of end-of-life care and ethical issues in Palliative Care.
5. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a healthcare setting
6. Familiarity with Epic, ICD-10, and CPT coding preferred.
Key Responsibilities
The Palliative Care Social Worker is responsible for performing and documenting psychosocial assessments and coordinating educational and outreach services. They also serve as a liaison between various system-wide outpatient clinics.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Social Worker pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- $202k
- Typical market rent
- $1,315/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
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