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Optimal C are is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients ...

Hospice RN Case Manager

Livonia, MI · On-site

$77K - $84K/yr

Optimal C are is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients ...

Home Health Speech Pathologist

Novi, MI · On-site

$81K - $95K/yr

Optimal C are is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients ...

Optimal C are is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients ...

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Hospice Medical Social Worker - $2,500 Sign On Bonus

Hospice Medical Social Worker - $2,500 Sign On Bonus

Optimal Care

Grant, MI

$70K - $80K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 5 days ago


Job description

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients and families every day.

For 6 consecutive years, we have earned the Great Places to Work certification, and we believe that exceptional care starts with exceptional people. We're committed to supporting your professional growth, valuing your expertise, and creating an environment where you can do your best work every day.

We are a leading provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice that encourages collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence. From chronic disease management and rehabilitation to end-of-life care, our focus is on improving outcomes and enhancing quality of life.

We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

About the Role

Provide compassionate, clinical psychosocial care that helps patients and families navigate the emotional, social, and practical challenges of end-of-life illness. As a Hospice Medical Social Worker, you'll support individuals facing terminal diagnoses by offering counseling, guidance, and resources that promote dignity, clarity, and emotional well-being during one of life's most difficult transitions.

This role is ideal for a licensed clinical social worker who is passionate about practicing the full scope of hospice social work in a deeply meaningful setting. You'll complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments, provide crisis intervention and counseling, and support advance care planning conversations that help families make informed, values-based decisions. Working as a key member of the interdisciplinary team, you'll collaborate closely with nurses, physicians, and other hospice professionals to ensure emotional, cultural, and practical needs are fully integrated into each patient's plan of care. Your work will directly support both patients and families while also strengthening the care experience across the entire hospice journey.

Location

  • Office Location: Grand Rapids, MI
  • Main Service Area:  North Grand Rapids, Newaygo, Grant, Ionia
    • This role is a high travel position and requires daily travel within the service area to provide care to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes

Hours

  • Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Required Qualification

  • Master's or doctoral degree from a CSWE-accredited school of social work
  • Current State License as a Master's Social Worker (MSW/LMSW/LCSW)
  • Minimum 1 year of experience as a licensed Master's Social Worker
  • Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and valid automobile insurance coverage
  • Willingness to travel to homes, facilities, and community settings

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hospice or palliative care experience
  • Clinical experience with grief counseling and end-of-life issues
  • Knowledge of Medicare hospice benefit and Conditions of Participation

Essential Skills and Competencies

  • Strong clinical counseling and grief support skills
  • Expertise in psychosocial assessment and crisis intervention
  • Ability to guide patients and families through end-of-life challenges
  • Excellent communication skills with emotional intelligence
  • Cultural sensitivity and competence working with diverse populations
  • Knowledge of community resources and social service systems
  • Strong interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
  • Understanding of family systems and dynamics
  • Ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing empathetic support
  • Deep commitment to hospice philosophy of care
Pay Range
$70,000—$80,000 USD

How We Care for You

  • Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
  • Company paid Short Term Disability
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Company Vehicle Program for field roles
  • Pet Insurance
  • ID and Fraud Protection
  • And more...

Background Screening

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We offer reasonable accommodations throughout the application process, interview stages, and during employment to ensure all team members can thrive. Please reach out to us if you would like to request a reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We believe an exceptional place to work begins with diverse perspectives. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.