Social Worker (Travel) - MSW - $2,173/wk - Burbank, CA
Listed compensation
$2,173/wk
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Job Description
- Social Worker (Travel) - MSW - Burbank, CA
- VitalHire is hiring a travel Social Worker (MSW) for an acute care hospital in Burbank, CA.
- Contract details
- Weekly pay: $2,173/wk
- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $1,995/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)
- Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 16:30
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/16/2026
- Openings: 1
About the Assignment
- Start ASAP; no floating
- Caseload about 1:25 on days
- 2 years of acute medical social work experience covering both social work and discharge planning
- First-time travelers accepted after screening
- Weekends: typically one full weekend per 4 weeks
- RTO: no more than 7 days
- Business attire or scrubs
Requirements
- Master of Social Work (MSW); state licensure as required
- 2+ years of acute care social work and discharge planning experience
- BLS if required
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Key Responsibilities
The social worker will provide acute medical social work services and manage discharge planning for patients in a hospital setting. Responsibilities include maintaining a caseload of approximately 1:25 and coordinating care to ensure effective patient transitions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (977 salary observations; 1,823 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,846 salary observations; 21,312 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $113k | Social Work median $87k (middle half $79k–$116k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $96k median in California | $81k nationally (+19%)977 state / 6,846 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$102k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in California | 685 active | 6,608 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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Benefits & Perks
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$88k-$138kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,518 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Burbank
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.24M
- Typical market rent
- $2,783/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 113.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.