Social Worker / MSW, Hospice PRN

AccentCare, Inc. • San Diego, CA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

AccentCare is hiring a Hospice Clinical Social Worker to serve patients in San Diego County. The role supports patients and their chosen families as they navigate terminal illness, helping address social, spiritual, and emotional needs while fostering personal worth, spiritual well-being, and dignity. The social worker participates in the interdisciplinary team and contributes to the development and review of patient care plans. This is an in-person PRN position; the posting also describes it as full-time in the introductory text. Salary is $30–$42 per hour, based on years of experience.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work or related field.
• Valid license, registration, or permit to practice in the state(s) of agency operation, if required.
• At least one year of post-graduate professional social work experience in a healthcare setting, unless otherwise dictated by the state.
• Licensed to practice as a clinical social worker in the state of agency operation, if required.
• Licensed driver able to travel to all business locations.

Nice To Haves

• Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance specialty experience.
• Two or more years of professional social work experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience or education in grief counseling.
• Discharge planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Help the pre-hospice and hospice team understand social, spiritual, and emotional factors affecting patients and develop plans of care that foster personal worth, spiritual well-being, and dignity.
• Participate in the interdisciplinary team and in the development and review of plans of care for all patients.
• Assess patients’ and caregivers’ social, spiritual, and emotional needs and their capacity to cope with daily living challenges and terminal illness.
• Prepare patients to cope with changes and support chosen families, including educating them about advance directives and advance care planning.
• Use available resources, including chosen family, hospice, and community agencies, to help patients and chosen families live better within the limitations of illness.
• Support the bereavement program.
• Provide discharge planning related to changes in level of care or community placement and location of care.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Wellness offerings, including an employee assistance program, pet insurance, and access to Calm.
• Programs to celebrate achievements, milestones, and fellow employees.
• Company store credit for the first AccentCare-branded scrubs for patient-facing employees.

What This Job Offers