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Santa Rosa, California

Social Worker MSW Per Diem Variable

Social WorkerIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$91K–$137K

The week · per this posting

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

The Social Worker provides comprehensive services to include psycho-social assessments, community resource information and referrals to patients, their families and loved ones, ranging in age from infants through geriatrics, as it supports the continuum of care. Provides coordination of complex discharge planning needs, and facilitates multidisciplinary care team involvement to expedite plan of care for patients.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree - Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of Social Work or Master’s level degree in related field with equivalent experience.
  • BSW: 2 years' experience in an acute care or skilled nursing setting, and Wide variety of experience in provision of social services/discharge planning or, Master's / MSW: 1 year experience, preferably in an acute care hospital setting and, Wide variety of experience in provision of Social Work services.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Clinical Social Worker License (LCSW), or license eligible upon hire.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker provides comprehensive services including psycho-social assessments, community resource information, and referrals to patients across all age ranges to support the continuum of care. This role also involves coordinating complex discharge planning needs and facilitating multidisciplinary care team involvement to expedite the patient's plan of care.

Requirements

Required qualifications include a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) or a related Master's level degree with equivalent experience. Required experience is 2 years in acute care or skilled nursing for BSW holders, or 1 year experience, preferably in an acute care hospital, for MSW holders.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Care CoordinationMultidisciplinary Care Team Facilitation

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (944 salary observations; 1,766 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,661 salary observations; 20,737 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 45 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 27% are remote, 20% have no call, 47% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution33 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Santa Rosa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$705k
Typical market rent
$2,560/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
107.8
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 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources