Social Worker (Travel) - LICSW - $1,940/wk - Seattle, WA
Listed compensation
$1,940/wk
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
- Social Worker (Travel) - LICSW - Seattle, WA
- VitalHire is hiring a travel Social Worker (LICSW) for an acute care hospital in Seattle, WA.
- Contract details
- Weekly pay: $1,940/wk
- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $2,429/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)
- Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 17:00
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/16/2026
- Openings: 1
About the Assignment
- Pre/post liver transplant social work
- Monday-Friday, 5x8 days; no weekends
- Caseload of about 10 new patients per week; psychosocial evaluations and caregiver verification
- Based outpatient with inpatient evaluations as needed
- Active compact license honored
Requirements
- Washington LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker)
- Recent medical/transplant social work experience preferred
- BLS if required
Apply today to talk with a VitalHire recruiter.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will conduct pre and post liver transplant psychosocial evaluations and caregiver verifications. The role involves working in an outpatient setting with inpatient evaluations as needed.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker (Travel) - LICSW - $1,940/wk - Seattle, WA at Vital Hire 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 6,518 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in social work | ranked against 6,518 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$94k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Washington | 130 active | 6,505 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$101k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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$117k-$134kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,518 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- No nights
Benefits & Perks
Living in Seattle
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $881k
- Typical market rent
- $2,234/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- 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 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.