Medical Social Worker - Hospice

Job Description

Job Description

Your Social Work Career Can Make a Difference That Lasts.

Are you a Licensed Social Worker looking for meaningful work where you can truly impact patients and families? Join Ohio’s Hospice as a Medical Social Worker and help people navigate some of life’s most important moments—with compassion, dignity, and support.

This is an opportunity to use your social work expertise beyond an office setting. You’ll build meaningful relationships with patients and caregivers, advocate for their needs, connect families with valuable resources, and provide emotional support throughout their hospice journey.

If you’re an LSW or LISW who wants your work to matter every day, we want to meet you.

• Make a real difference: Help patients and families during one of the most meaningful and challenging times in their lives.
• Build relationships: Become a trusted source of support for patients, caregivers, and families.
• Work with purpose: Provide care that prioritizes comfort, dignity, choice, and quality of life.
• Collaborate with experienced professionals: Work alongside nurses, physicians, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers.
• Enjoy independence: Manage your work in the field while having the support of a dedicated interdisciplinary team.
• Every day is different: Meet patients and families with unique stories, needs, and goals.

As a Medical Social Worker, you will provide psychosocial assessment, counseling, care planning, advocacy, resource coordination, caregiver support, and end-of-life support to hospice patients and their families.

• Assess the psychosocial, emotional, financial, and practical needs of patients and families.
• Develop individualized plans of care based on patient goals and preferences.
• Provide counseling, education, emotional support, and crisis intervention as appropriate.
• Connect patients and families with financial assistance, community resources, agencies, and support programs.
• Assist patients and families with advance directives and end-of-life planning.
• Provide caregiver support related to stress, anticipatory grief, and bereavement.
• Advocate for patient rights, preferences, dignity, comfort, and quality of life.
• Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary hospice team.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, chaplains, hospice aides, volunteers, and other care professionals.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Provide compassionate, patient-centered care in homes, nursing facilities, and assisted living communities.

Monday–Friday | 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

• Shared weekend and holiday rotation
• Community-based position with regular travel
• Visits to patient homes, nursing facilities, and assisted living communities
• Service area includes Newark and surrounding communities. We are hiring for 3 roles! The locations are: Columbus, Lancaster, and Newark.
• Reliable transportation required
• Ability to travel in varying weather conditions

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work (BSW)
• Current Ohio LSW or LISW license
• Minimum 1 year of healthcare experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable transportation and required automobile insurance
• Excellent communication, organization, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary team

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Hospice or palliative care experience
• Home health experience
• Oncology experience
• Geriatric care experience
• CHP-SW or ACHP-SW certification
• Current CPR certification
• Notary Public designation or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment

Ohio's Hospice offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your personal and professional success, including:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement for business travel
• Certification assistance and certification incentive pay
• Structured orientation with dedicated mentorship
• Continuing education and career development opportunities

As a hospice social worker, you’re not simply providing a service—you’re showing up when patients and families need support the most.

You’ll help families find resources when they feel overwhelmed. You’ll listen when someone needs to be heard. You’ll help caregivers navigate stress and grief. And you’ll advocate for patients so their wishes, dignity, and quality of life remain at the center of their care.

Your expertise matters. Your compassion matters. And the work you do matters.