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Sutter Health
San Francisco, California

LCSW III, Transplant

Social Worker Above average in Social WorkNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$56.78-$79.49/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 24m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Sutter Health as a LCSW III, Transplant – No Weekends, Per Diem in San Francisco, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $56.78 - $79.49/hr.
  • Monday-Friday schedule

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No weekends required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers weekends off, day shifts only. Work with Sutter Health in San Francisco, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provides biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling for transplant patients and their families. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to facilitate discharge planning and transitions of care.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work or a related field and an active LCSW license. Candidates should have at least 2 years of clinical social work experience in an acute care or healthcare setting.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial assessmentGrief counselingMotivational interviewingPatient advocacyBehavioral health assessmentPalliative careInterdisciplinary collaborationCase managementEnd-of-life supportSubstance use assessmentClinical documentationPsychosocial care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LCSW III, Transplant at Sutter Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,845 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 39 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 49% are remote, 28% have no call, 49% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$142k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $128k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Social Work

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  • No weekends
  • No nights