Hospice Medical Social Worker — Home-Based Care & Support

Optimal Care; Bingham Farms (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Short Term Disability

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Optimal Care in Michigan seeks a licensed Hospice Medical Social Worker to provide compassionate psychosocial care to patients and families facing end-of-life illness. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, offer counseling, and support advance care planning within an interdisciplinary team to ensure dignity and emotional well-being.

Daily travel within Genesee, Livingston, Macomb/Oakland, Wayne, and other service areas is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral CSWE-accredited MSW degree.
• Current state LMSW or LCSW licensure.
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a licensed MSW.
• Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel to homes, facilities, and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Provide crisis intervention and counseling.
• Support advance care planning conversations.
• Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and hospice team.
• Ensure psychosocial needs are integrated into each patient’s plan of care.

Skills

Clinical counseling

Grief support

Psychosocial assessment

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Cultural competence

Communication skills

Family systems understanding

End-of-life care

Education

Master’s or doctoral CSWE-accredited MSW

Job description

Optimal Care in Michigan seeks a licensed Hospice Medical Social Worker to provide compassionate psychosocial care to patients and families facing end-of-life illness. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, offer counseling, and support advance care planning within an interdisciplinary team to ensure dignity and emotional well-being.

Daily travel within Genesee, Livingston, Macomb/Oakland, Wayne, and other service areas is required.