Medical Social Worker
Durham, NCFull-time$33.5–50.3/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Medical Social Worker provides psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families receiving home services. The role addresses emotional, social, financial, and environmental factors affecting health and recovery, and supports safe care transitions. The social worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, connects patients with community resources, provides counseling, and promotes outcomes in the home setting.
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Requisition number: 2399503
Job category: Medical & Clinical Operations
Explore opportunities with Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses. We provide home health, hospice and community-based services that help people receive quality care where they feel most comfortable: at home. Rooted in personalized care, we support patients and provide comfort through each stage of their health journey, while building trusted relationships along the way. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As the Medical Social Worker you will provide psychosocial support, assessment, and care coordination to patients and families receiving services in the home. This role addresses emotional, social, financial, and environmental factors that impact health and recovery while supporting safe and effective care transitions. As the Medical Social Worker you will collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary team to connect patients with community resources, provide counseling, and promote optimal outcomes in the home setting.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care
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Makes referrals to other hospice care disciplines as needed or documents rationale for not doing so
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Develops, prepares, and maintains individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to care center policies
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Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate
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Teaches patients, families, and caregivers appropriate patient care techniques
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Regularly communicates with clinical manager and care team
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Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families as assigned
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Other duties as assigned
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
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Masters and/or Doctorate degree from a school of social work, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
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Active licensure in Medical Social Work (LMSW) or Clinical Social Work (LCSW)
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Current CPR certification
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1+ years of social work experience in a health care setting
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Meets state and federal requirements for this position
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $33.50 to $50.30 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$33.5–50.3/hr
- North Carolina median$33–48/hr43 hourly ranges
- US median$31–45/hr904 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $41.90/hr, is 3% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($41/hr) — in the top quarter of Social Worker hourly ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 88 open Social Worker jobs in North Carolina and 3,340 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- UNC Health Care18 open
- Advocate Health15 open
- HCA Healthcare5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,630 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,762 of the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs (53%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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