Social Worker (Travel) - LICSW - $2,407/wk - Spokane, WA
Listed compensation
$2,407/wk
The week · per this posting4-day week · 4×10s
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Social Worker (Travel) - LICSW - Spokane, WA
VitalHire is hiring a travel Social Worker (LICSW) for an acute care hospital in Spokane, WA.
Contract Details
- Weekly pay: $2,407/wk
- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $1,484/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)
- Shift: Day (4x10 Hours) 7:00 17:00; Night (4x10 Hours) 17:00 3:00
- Duration: 26 weeks
- Start date: 11/2/2026
- Openings: 2
About the Assignment
- - Will position float between units: Yes
- - Are weekends required? Yes every other weekend
- - What are expected ratios? 7
- - Special requirements: independent license or associate license will suffice open to 13 or 26w
- Licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Independent Clinical Social worker Experience in conducting crisis risk assessments for adults an
- Charting: Epic
- Overtime: 40 total hours in 1 week: 1.3%
- Orientation: All Hours Billable - All orientation is billable for preferred profiles
Requirements
- Active license/certification for WA (compact accepted where applicable) and the LICSW specialty
- 1-2 years of recent LICSW experience
- Active LICSW license for the state, BLS if required
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will provide clinical support in an acute care hospital setting, including conducting crisis risk assessments for adults. The role requires floating between units and maintaining patient ratios while documenting care in Epic.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 36% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$125k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
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- Social Worker (Travel) - LMSW - $2,139/wk - Edmonds, WA · Edmonds, Washington$111k
- Social Worker (Travel) - MSW - $2,173/wk - Mission Viejo, CA · Mission Viejo, California$113k
- Social Worker (Travel) - LCSW - $2,133/wk - Everett, WA · Everett, Washington$111k
Living in Spokane
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $397k
- Typical market rent
- $1,507/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.