Clinical Social Worker - La Jolla

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a reputable healthcare team as a Clinical Social Worker in La Jolla, where you will provide essential support to patients and families facing personal challenges. This per diem role at Scripps Health offers you the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment, enhancing your professional development within a leading organization known for its commitment to quality care.

Benefits

Professional development programs

Great workplace culture

Qualifications

• Must have good working relationships with patients and medical personnel.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations related to healthcare.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families with personal issues impairing medical care.
• Provide peer supervision and education for interns.
• Participate in program planning and organization.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Empathy

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)

Master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)

Job description

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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.

Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.

This is a per diem varied day position at Scripps Memorial La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why join Scripps Health?

Award-winning Workplace

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
  
  

Benefits

The Scripps Clinical Social Worker provides an important role within the hospital by assisting patients and families with personal and environmental problems that predispose them to illness, or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. They also:

• Provide peer supervision for other staff, and education for social work interns
• Assist with program planning and organization of services.
  
  

Required Experience/Specialized Skills

• Must be able to display good working relationships with patients, families, medical and nursing personnel, and all others employed at the hospital.
• Working knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies and appeal procedures as relative to the Federal, State and other reimbursement programs.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card
• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university or college (MSW) or Master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)
  
  

Preferred Experience/Certification/Registration

• Acute Care Hospital experience preferred.
• Licensed by the State of California Behavioral Science Examiners Board as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Ability to speak another language
  
  

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.

You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Position Pay Range: $40.97-$59.51/hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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