Medical Social Worker (MSW) – Hospice Care
Location: Diamond Springs, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Snowline Health’s hospice team is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Medical Social Worker to join our mission-driven organization. If you’re passionate about supporting patients and families with exceptional, person-centered care, we’d love to hear from you.
About Snowline Health
Snowline Health is a non-profit organization serving the western slope of El Dorado County and the Greater Sacramento Region. For over 45 years, our deep roots in the community have allowed us to foster a strong network of local resources and partnerships. We've built a reputation for excellence by providing personalized, compassionate, high-quality care tailored to each patient and family.
Why Choose Snowline Health
At Snowline Health, our core values guide everything we do. We value teamwork, contribution, service, and excellence. Our team of dedicated, dynamic professionals is committed to providing the highest level of care—reflected in our consistently exceptional patient satisfaction surveys and quality outcomes.
Comprehensive Wellness Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with generous employer match
Paid Time Off
- PTO and sick leave to support employee well-being
- Observed holidays: Essential staff who work on Snowline’s observed holidays receive time and a half. Staff who do not work can use PTO/sick leave or take the day unpaid.
Continuing Education & Training
- Ongoing education and training
- Tuition reimbursement through our Snowline Scholars Program
Team Culture & Events
- Positive, collaborative environment
- Recognition programs, celebrations, and team-building events
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges
Competitive Salaries
- Regularly benchmarked to stay fiscally responsible and competitive ($37 - $54 hour per hour depending on experience)
The Medical Social Worker provides compassionate, patient-centered support to individuals and families receiving hospice services through Snowline Health. This role helps patients honor their goals and wishes, promotes dignity at end of life, and offers emotional, social, and resource-based support throughout the hospice journey. The Medical Social Worker collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary team to enhance comfort, quality of life, and overall patient and family well-being. Responsibilities include counseling, resource navigation, advocacy, and coordination with community agencies, along with maintaining timely documentation and meeting organizational productivity expectations. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong communication skills, empathy, professionalism, and the ability to adapt to the unique needs of patients, families, and the care environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Honor patient wishes and support them in achieving their goals
- Help patients leave this world with dignity
- Provide counseling and support, including coping strategies, anticipatory grief, and long-term care planning
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure comfort and quality care
- Connect patients and families to community resources and referrals
- Communicate with social and community agencies, especially for high-risk families
- Maintain documentation and productivity standards according to defined organizational expectations
- Participate in team meetings, trainings, and community events
- Demonstrate initiative, adaptability, cooperation, and dependability
- Respect diverse beliefs, choices, and lifestyles
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Requirements
Bringing peace and dignity through life's transitions by providing comfort, care, and support to people in need.
Snowline, established in 1979, is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to serving our community by enhancing the lives of those with chronic, serious illness and patients nearing end-of-life. The care provided to patients and families is carried out by Snowline's Interdisciplinary team of professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, medical social workers, spiritual care providers, hospice aides, and volunteers.
Snowline's dedicated staff are experts in delivering end-of-life care, with many earning advanced certifications from the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Snowline is a proud Employer Partner with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and encourages our team to seek advancement and certification.
Hospice benefits are included in Medicare and Medi-Cal and most health insurance plans. The uninsured and palliative care recipients are also served at Snowline through funds from the proceeds of Snowline's thrift stores, a recycle and repurpose processing center enterprise, individual donations, fundraisers, and the United Way.
At Snowline, neither patient nor family will ever receive a bill for services.
We serve the western slope of El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento County, including Sacramento, Folsom, Fair Oaks, Elk Grove, Roseville, Granite Bay, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Lincoln, Rancho Cordova, and Rancho Murieta.
