The average pay for a Social Worker, Hospice is $25.15 per hour.
The average pay for a Social Worker, Hospice is $49,746 per year.
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Job Description for Social Worker, Hospice
Hospice social workers provide palliative care for individuals in their last stage of life. These professionals provide a wide variety of services for these patients and their families, helping serve their emotional and logistical needs. They provide diagnostic assessments and work collaboratively with other members of the health care team to provide high-quality care. Hospice social workers also work with patients and families to determine the best end-of-life care decisions based on the patient's goals. The patient and family may also need assistance with funeral planning, which which the hospice social worker may help. Hospice social workers also provide assistance with insurance, hospice, and Medicaid/Medicare paperwork, as well as help with paperwork after the patient's death. If the patient needs access to community resources such as Meals on Wheels, the hospice social worker helps arrange those services as well. This professional typically works full time in a hospice setting.
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VITAS Healthcare Corporation leads the field in terms of pay, with a median salary of $58K.
Home Health and Hospice Care offers the smallest salaries in town — $44K on average — but the considerable range in workers' salaries (stretching from $32K to $77K) creates a rather varied pay scale.
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Popular Skills for Social Worker, Hospice
Professional skills reported by Hospice Social Workers are few in number. Most notably, skills in Counseling, Bereavement Counseling, Case Management, and Patient Counseling are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include Patient Counseling. For most people, competency in Case Management indicates knowledge of Bereavement Counseling.
Pay by Experience Level for Social Worker, Hospice
Pay by Experience for a Social Worker, Hospice has a positive trend. An entry-level Social Worker, Hospice with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $48,000 based on 211 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Social Worker, Hospice with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $52,000 based on 129 salaries. An experienced Social Worker, Hospice which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $53,000 based on 103 salaries. A Social Worker, Hospice with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $53,000 based on 46 salaries.
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Key Stats for Social Worker, Hospice
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Female
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Male
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Job Satisfaction
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