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Guardian Angel Home Care
Fresno, California

Medical Social Worker

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$80-$120/hr

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Job Description

  • Medical Social Worker (MSW) – PRN
  • Field-Based – Travel Required
  • PRN / Per Diem Only
  • High Per-Visit Rate or Hourly Compensation Available

Required — Please Read Before Applying

YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED:

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
  • Active, FULL and unrestricted social work license
  • LIMITED, TEMPORARY, ASSOCIATE, PROVISIONAL, OR RESTRICTED LICENSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Reliable personal vehicle
  • Current auto insurance with your name listed on the policy

Licensure Requirement Is Mandatory

Applicants must currently hold a full, active, unrestricted social work license.

If your license is limited, associate-level, temporary, provisional, or otherwise restricted, you will not qualify for this position.

About the Position

Guardian Angel Home Care is seeking an experienced Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our home health team on a PRN / Per Diem basis.

This position is ideal for an experienced social worker looking for flexibility, supplemental income, and strong compensation without a full-time commitment.

We Offer

  • Competitive high per-visit rates
  • Hourly compensation options may also be available
  • Flexible PRN scheduling
  • Ability to accept visits based on availability
  • Opportunity for additional assignments as patient census grows

What You’LL Do

  • Complete psychosocial assessments
  • Evaluate patient and family needs
  • Provide counseling and emotional support
  • Connect patients with community resources and support programs
  • Assist with financial, transportation, housing, and long-term care resources
  • Support patients and families with adjustment to illness or disability
  • Participate in interdisciplinary care planning
  • Coordinate with nurses, therapists, physicians, and other clinical staff
  • Document visits and interventions accurately and timely
  • Travel to patients’ homes throughout the assigned service area

What We’RE Looking For

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) — REQUIRED
  • Full, active, unrestricted social work license — REQUIRED
  • Limited licenses will not be accepted
  • Home health, hospice, hospital, rehabilitation, or community-based experience preferred
  • Strong knowledge of community resources
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work independently in patients’ homes
  • Reliable, compassionate, and professional

Transportation Requirements

This is a field-based PRN home health position.

You must have:

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Reliable personal vehicle
  • Current auto insurance
  • Your name listed on the insurance policy

Compensation

  • High per-visit compensation
  • Hourly compensation may be offered depending on assignment
  • PRN / Per Diem scheduling
  • Flexible availability
  • Additional patient assignments may be available based on census and coverage needs

WORK LOCATION: Patients’ homes throughout our service area.

Travel between patient locations is required.

We are currently seeking an experienced PRN Medical Social Worker for our home health team.

Before Applying, Please Confirm

  • I have an MSW
  • I hold a FULL, ACTIVE, UNRESTRICTED social work license
  • My license is NOT limited, temporary, associate, provisional, or restricted
  • I have a valid driver’s license
  • I have a reliable vehicle
  • I have current auto insurance with my name listed on the policy

This is a PRN / Per Diem position only.

If you are looking for flexible supplemental work with strong per-visit or hourly compensation, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments and provide counseling to patients and families in their homes. They will also coordinate with clinical staff to connect patients with necessary community, financial, and long-term care resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) and possess a full, active, and unrestricted social work license. Additionally, applicants are required to have a valid driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and current auto insurance.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Community resource coordinationClinical documentationHome health carePatient advocacyCrisis interventionCase managementCommunication skillsIndependent work

Social Worker Career Context

Guardian Angel Home Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 54 active listings.

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (993 salary observations; 1,844 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,918 salary observations; 21,522 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
California vs national$96k median in California$81k nationally (+19%)993 state / 6,918 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$188k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California704 active6,565 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 28% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Guardian Angel Home Caresilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index54 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,464 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Guardian Angel Home Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester Hills, MI
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PRN scheduling
High per-visit rates
Hourly compensation options

Living in Fresno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$376k
Typical market rent
$1,945/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.