Hospice Social Worker - LMSW

Spirit Hospice of Georgia; Ringgold (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO

Insurance benefits packages

Job summary

Spirit Hospice of Georgia is seeking a licensed Social Worker to join our interdisciplinary team and support patients and families during a difficult time.

The role emphasizes compassionate care, advocacy, and collaboration with nurses, chaplains, and other professionals to ensure dignity and comfort for clients and their loved ones.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current GA Social Work license.
• Hospice, medical, or mental health experience preferred.
• Ability to hold space for others with empathy and humor.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Walk alongside patients and families through meaningful moments.
• Help families navigate grief, fear, and paperwork.
• Lead with compassion, advocate fiercely, and remind of love and dignity.
• Collaborate with nurses, chaplains, aides, doctors and volunteers in the IDT.
• Develop and execute patient-specific care plans.
• Offer resources, counseling, and grounding presence after goodbye.

Skills

Licensed Social Worker GA

Hospice experience

Communication

Advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

GA Social Work License

Tools

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Spirit Hospice believes that a big heart is a superpower, and we’re looking for an additional licensed Social Worker superhero! As an equal pillar to nurses and chaplains, we want someone who can hold space for others with grace, strength, and maybe a little humor on the side.

What you’ll do:

• Walk alongside patients and families through some of life’s hardest but most meaningful moments.
• Help families navigate the messy parts.. grief, fear, and paperwork.
• Lead with compassion, advocate fiercely, and remind people that even in loss there’s still love and dignity.
• Collaborate closely with nurses, chaplains, aides, doctors and volunteers in our interdisciplinary team (IDT), ensuring care is heart-centered.
• Develop and execute patient-specific care plans
• Offer resources, counseling, and that grounding presence people remember long after the goodbye.

What you bring:

• A current Social Work License in the state of Georgia.
• Hospice, medical, or mental health experience. (and if not hospice yet, a calling to it)
• A steady heart that can hold both tears and laughter in the same breath.
• Strong communication, organizational, and advocacy skills.

Why Spirit Hospice of Georgia?

We’re a team that believes in showing up for each other the same way we show up for our patients.. with honesty, compassion, and joy wherever we can find it.

We offer:

• Competitive salary
• PTO
• Insurance benefits packages

and most importantly, a strong culture of community. We celebrate birthdays, we pray together, we laugh way more than you’d expect, and we take this work seriously because it matters.