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Clinical Social Worker - La Jolla - Full Time

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Job Description

This is a ful-time position at Scripps Memorial La Jolla with a varied schedule, M-Su

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why Join Scripps Health?

Award-Winning Workplace

  • At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
  • Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.

Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.

Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

The Scripps Clinical Social Worker provides an important role within the hospital by assisting patients and families with personal and environmental problems that predispose them to illness, or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. They also:

  • Provide peer supervision for other staff, and education for social work interns
  • Assist with program planning and organization of services.

Required Experience/Specialized Skills

  • Must be able to display good working relationships with patients, families, medical and nursing personnel, and all others employed at the hospital.
  • Working knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies and appeal procedures as relative to the Federal, State and other reimbursement programs.
  • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card
  • Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university or college (MSW) or Master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)

Preferred Experience/Certification/Registration

  • Acute Care Hospital experience preferred.
  • Licensed by the State of California Behavioral Science Examiners Board as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Ability to speak another language.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker assists patients and families with personal and environmental challenges that impact their medical care and recovery. They also provide peer supervision to staff, educate social work interns, and contribute to program planning and service organization.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) or Family Therapy (MFT) and possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Experience in an acute care hospital setting and licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) are preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical social workPatient careCase managementCrisis interventionHealthcare regulationsInterpersonal communication

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (797 salary observations; 1,985 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,390 salary observations; 22,583 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $88k (middle half $77k–$112k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$97k median in California$81k nationally (+20%)797 state / 5,390 national salary observations
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California727 active6,552 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 34% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment774 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,568 in the last 30 days1,507 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

46 jobs · 37 employers
16
<$95k
9
$95k-115k
12
$115k-135k
8
$135k-155k
1
$155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW III

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California, United States

$53.36-$74.7/hr
#2

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#4

FFS Clinical Supervisor - LCSW

$62-$70/hr
+ 46 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,477 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M
Typical market rent
$3,004/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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