Skip to content

Mental health

Medical Social Worker (MSW) - Home Health

Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA$50–$70/hrLexington, MAPart TimePosted 5mo ago

How this pay compares

This posting states $50–$70 an hour. Open medical social worker jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $40.50 an hour, the middle half $40.02–$46.52, across 9 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Medical social workers employed in Massachusetts earn a median of $36.75 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).

Medical social workers in Massachusetts: pay by town and employer

The Mental Health & Social Work job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly

About the job

Home Health Medical Social Worker (MSW)

Lexington, MA

Please apply if you are within 25miles

Discover a new lane in social work that brings hope to patients enduring difficult health issues. As a Home Health MSW for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll visit patients and families in their homes and connect them to the resources, counseling and support they need to rise above their challenges and live their best.

Interim HealthCare®, the nation’s first home care company, is looking for Home Health MSWs to join our team. It’s an opportunity to advocate for others in meaningful ways that improve their lives and bring strength amid their struggles. If that resonates with your heart, you are made for this!

Our Home Health Medical Social Workers enjoy some excellent benefits

  • $50-$70 per Visit plus Mileage paid Per diem/ PRN position
  • 1:1 social worker-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
  • Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
  • Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
  • Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
  • Part time with 401K matching, sick time accrued

As a Home Health Medical Social Worker, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

  • Provide home-based social services to patients dealing with depression, anxiety, poor nutrition or a lack of resources that make managing their injury or disease difficult
  • Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT, OT or SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and individual goals
  • Monitor a patient’s psychosocial condition and identify social and emotional needs
  • Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient is moving toward goals
  • Provide counseling, community resource planning, crisis intervention and advocacy
  • Consult with family and caregivers on patient’s plan of care and how to help them progress

A few must-haves for Home Health Medical Social Workers

  • Master’s degree in Social Work and active MSW license in Massachusetts
  • Minimum of one years of social work experience, ideally in home healthcare
  • CPR certification
  • Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
  • Strong interpersonal skills, good communicator, empathetic, compassionate and resourceful

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Medical Social Workers (MSWs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates social workers, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of MSWs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the home-based, social services they provide.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

From Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

Selected agencies hiring now

All agencies and apps →
  • The Stepping Stones Group logo

    The Stepping Stones GroupHealthcare staffing agency

    Places school-based therapists, psychologists, nurses and behavior specialists in K-12 and community roles.

    Places: Therapy & rehab, Mental health, Nurses

  • White Glove Placement logo

    White Glove PlacementTravel nursing agency

    Places travel, local, per diem and locum tenens clinicians across nursing, allied health, behavioral health and physician roles.

    Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs

These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.

Sponsored

Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.

Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.

New mental health and social work jobs in Massachusetts, by email

One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.

About Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA

Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA is a Medicare-certified home health agency in Lexington, MA providing nursing, therapy and home health aide care at home. Its job board posts jobs for therapists, nurses and caregivers. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA

Based in Lexington, MAHires in MassachusettsPay on its listings: 53.3% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

More open jobs at Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA

More mental health and social work jobs

A licensed counselor or social worker?

One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.

Create my profile

Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA openings, sent to you weekly

Each week we send the newest postings from Interim HealthCare of Lexington, MA's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.