Social Worker MSW Hospice

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# Social Worker MSW Hospice

- Location: Seven Fields, PA (Traveling)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Behavioral Health
- Shift: Day Job
- Business unit: ST Health @ Home
- Pay: $27.19–$36.58 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-02-20T13:00:43.303Z

## Description

##### ST Health Family Hospice Social Worker MSW South Hills area

Join a team dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive end-of-life care. As a Social Worker in Family Hospice, you will support patients and families through some of life’s most challenging moments. You’ll collaborate closely with nursing, physicians, nursing assistants, and spiritual care to meet intense psychosocial needs, guide families through complex grief, and help create meaningful legacy projects such as fingerprint cards, hand castings, veteran ceremonies, and nursing honor ceremonies.
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