Hospice Medical Social Worker
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Job Description
About the Role
Join Lifecare Home Health Family as a Hospice Medical Social Worker – Master's Level in Texas. Description General Position Description: Medical Social Services will be provided by a qualified social worker under the direction of a physician. Medical Social work services will be based on the patient’s psychosocial assessment and the patient and family’s needs.
Key Responsibilities
- and provides on-call services to patients and their families as assigned.
- Meets productivity standards.
- Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.
- Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
Requirements
- sponsored in
- service programs and maintaining or improving competency. Participates in the Hospice’s QAPI program. Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies. Performs on
- call responsibilities and provides on
- hand coordination and manual dexterity. Ability to communicate with patients, families, physicians, co
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
Apply to join Lifecare Home Health Family as a Hospice Medical Social Worker – Master's Level.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospice Medical Social Worker at Lifecare Home Health Family a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.
Social Work — Social Worker Career Context
This Social Work position at Lifecare Home Health Family is open to social worker candidates.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Texas.
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a social worker earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Psychosocial Assessment, Case Management, Family Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Care Coordination, Advance Directives, Funeral Planning, Discharge Planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.
Core responsibilities: Provide and supervise medical social services for hospice patients, focusing on psychosocial assessments and care coordination. Responsibilities include counseling families on end-of-life issues and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop patient care plans.
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Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (2)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)
Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
yesterday
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