Social Worker - VHS Hospice- Per Visit -Per Diem - GIP (Passaic, Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Morris counties)
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This posting states $29.33 an hour. Medical social workers employed in New Jersey earn a median of $39.76 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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What families say of Vhs Hospice Services of New Jersey
79% of the families of its patients said the team always communicated well (New Jersey's middle hospice: 80%), 3 of 5 stars from families (Medicare's hospice survey, Aug 2026). Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospices.
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About the job
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides a comprehensive continuum of home health care and hospice services, support, and resources to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, and parts of Morris counties. The VHSNJ multidisciplinary clinical and support teams provide high quality care to patients where they most want to be-in their homes.
At Visiting Health Services of New Jersey and Hackensack Meridian Health, we recognize our full- and part-time benefit eligible team members by offering a Total Rewards package including: Comprehensive Health Benefits, generous Paid Time Off, Travel Reimbursement as well as an investment in your future with a 401k match and Tuition Reimbursement.
From Hackensack Meridian Health's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health is New Jersey's largest, most comprehensive health network, a nonprofit with 18 (source: Hackensack Meridian Health, About Us) hospitals, more than 500 (source: Hackensack Meridian Health, About Us) patient care locations, 41,000 (source: Hackensack Meridian Health, About Us) team members and its own school of medicine. Source: Hackensack Meridian Health, About Us
Based in Iselin, NJHires in New JerseyPay on its listings: 82.2% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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