Hospice Social Work Director: Lead Team & Impact

Good Samaritan Hospice; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 21 days

Medical coverage through ICHRA

Mileage reimbursement

Company-paid Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Assistance

Job summary

Good Samaritan Hospice seeks a Director of Social Work to lead a skilled team delivering compassionate psychosocial care across our service area. You will provide clinical supervision, manage performance, and guide program development to ensure timely, patient-centered plans and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

You will recruit and mentor staff, oversee quality initiatives, and ensure compliance with Medicare, Virginia licensure, and agency policy.

Qualifications

• MSW degree from CSWE-accredited program.
• Virginia LCSW license preferred.
• Minimum 5 years healthcare social work, hospice/palliative care preferred.
• At least 3 years supervisory/management experience.
• Strong understanding of end-of-life care, grief, and advance care planning.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, supervise, and develop staff.
• Strong clinical judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Calm under pressure with strong organizational skills.
• Experience with EMR and standard computer applications.
• Ability to work independently and across interdisciplinary teams.
• Current Virginia driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship, and performance management for the hospice social work and counseling team.
• Oversee quality and delivery of psychosocial services with timely, patient-centered plans of care.
• Recruit, orient, develop, and evaluate social work staff and support professional growth.
• Coordinate staffing, caseloads, coverage, and continuity of care across the service area.
• Ensure 24/7 on-call counselor coverage and supervise on-call staff.
• Collaborate with Interdisciplinary Group, Nursing, Spiritual Care, and clinical leaders.
• Represent Social Work at leadership level and participate in committees.
• Lead QAPI initiatives including chart audits and performance improvement projects.
• Ensure practices comply with regulatory requirements and Virginia licensure.
• Develop policies and programs supporting high-quality social work services.
• Build relationships with healthcare organizations and community partners in Southwest Virginia.
• Facilitate education, team development, and department meetings.
• Respond to concerns and provide direct social work support when needed.
• Participate in Administrator on Call rotation.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Organizational skills

EMR experience

Driver's license

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

LCSW license in Virginia (preferred)

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Good Samaritan Hospice seeks a Director of Social Work to lead a skilled team delivering compassionate psychosocial care across our service area. You will provide clinical supervision, manage performance, and guide program development to ensure timely, patient-centered plans and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

You will recruit and mentor staff, oversee quality initiatives, and ensure compliance with Medicare, Virginia licensure, and agency policy.