Hospice Master Social Worker (MSW/LMSW/LCSW) - Full-Time

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

The Staff Pad is proud to partner with a leading hospice and palliative care provider in the DFW Metroplex, to hire a compassionate Master Social Worker (MSW/LMSW/LCSW).

Reporting to the Director of Family Care Services, The Master Social Worker provides coordinated hospice care by conducting psychosocial assessments, counseling patients and families, coordinating community resources, and supporting emotional, financial, environmental, and end-of-life needs.

Schedule: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments to identify patients' and families' emotional, social, financial, environmental, and resource needs

  • Provide counseling and emotional support to patients and families navigating grief, loss, and end-of-life care
  • Educate and facilitate advance care planning discussions with patients and families
  • Coordinate community resources, referrals and support services to meet patient and family needs
  • Develop and support individualized care plans
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, chaplains, and the interdisciplinary team
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate on patient care planning
  • Maintain required licensure, continuing education, and professional competency
  • Maintain knowledge of community resources and public/private assistance programs
  • Manage clinical assignments within scope of education, licensure, and competency
  • Promote a culture of compassionate, patient-centered care aligned with agency values and policies

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) required
  • Texas LMSW or LCSW license required
  • Minimum one year of healthcare social work experience
  • Hospice, palliative care, home health, or related healthcare experience preferred
  • Valid Texas driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance required
  • Additional Skills & Requirements
  • Emotionally resilient, collaborative, and empathetic
  • Strong communication, counseling, and documentation skills
  • Skilled in psychosocial assessment and resource coordination
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Successful background check
  • Proof of TB testing and Hepatitis acceptance or declination

What You Can Expect

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary and mileage reimbursement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and short term/long term insurance
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Generous paid time off, 6 paid holidays, flexible days
  • Education Reimbursement Assistance Program
  • Schedule Flexibility & Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive, collaborative team environment
  • Meaningful work that makes a difference every day

If you're passionate about supporting patients and families through life's most meaningful moments, apply today and join a team dedicated to providing exceptional hospice care with dignity, compassion, and support.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Grief supportInterdisciplinary collaborationEmpathyEmotional resilience

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $70k (middle half $65k–$78k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Texas428 active6,470 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Social Worker listings: 3% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment460 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
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.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Social Worker Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 24 employers
9
<$90k
11
$90k-110k
5
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
30% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

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

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About Confidential Employer

Staffing and Recruiting
Dallas, TX
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Mileage reimbursement
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
403(b) retirement plan

Living in Denton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$309k
Typical market rent
$1,492/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.