Medical Social Worker (MSW) – Home Health & Hospice
Listed compensation
$32-$45/hr
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Job Description
- Medical Social Worker (MSW)
- First Choice Home Health & Hospice – Salt Lake County, Utah
- Part-Time | Flexible Schedule
Meaningful Work. Flexible Schedule. A Team That Supports You.
At First Choice Home Health & Hospice, our patients and employees are at the heart of everything we do. For more than 30 years, we've provided compassionate care to Utah patients where they are most comfortable — at home.
We're looking for a Medical Social Worker (MSW) to provide psychosocial support to home health and hospice patients and families throughout Salt Lake County.
This is a part-time position with a flexible schedule, ideal for a social worker who values meaningful patient interaction, professional autonomy, and the ability to organize visits around patient needs.
Qualifications
Required
- Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited social work program
- Current Utah social work license in good standing (CSW or LCSW)
- At least 1 year of social work experience in a healthcare setting
- Strong assessment, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently in patients' homes
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Preferred
- Home health or hospice experience
- Palliative or end-of-life care experience
- Experience with grief, bereavement, serious illness, or community resources
About the Role
As a Medical Social Worker, you'll help patients and families navigate the emotional, social, financial, and practical challenges that can accompany illness, disability, and end-of-life care.
You'll work directly with patients and families in their homes while collaborating with nurses, therapists, physicians, chaplains, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
Responsibilities
- Complete psychosocial assessments for home health and hospice patients
- Identify emotional, social, financial, caregiver, and community-resource needs
- Provide counseling, education, and supportive interventions within your scope of practice
- Connect patients and families with community resources and available benefits
- Provide crisis intervention and support when appropriate
- Assist with advance-care planning and advance directives
- Assess caregiver stress, coping, grief, and bereavement needs
- Advocate for patients and families
- Participate in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning
- Assist with discharge planning and transitions of care
- Identify psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual concerns and coordinate additional support when appropriate
- Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
Why First Choice?
We believe great patient care starts with a strong, supported team.
At First Choice, We Value
- Teamwork and communication
- Flexibility and autonomy
- Responsive clinical support
- Compassionate, patient-centered care
- Professional excellence
- A positive and supportive work environment
Schedule & Territory
Part-Time | Flexible Schedule
- Patient visits are scheduled based on patient needs, with flexibility throughout the week.
- Territory: Salt Lake County, Utah
- Work Setting: Patient homes and residential care settings
- If you're an MSW looking for meaningful part-time work, scheduling flexibility, and the opportunity to support patients and families through important life transitions, we'd love to hear from you.
- Apply today to learn more about the position and the First Choice Home Health & Hospice team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
First Choice Home Health & Hospice holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 4 active listings.
Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 8% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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