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Arroyo Grande, California

Social Worker, PRN

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$45-$55/hr

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Job Description

Social Worker - Acute Rehabilitation

Per Diem

Wage scale: $45.00-$55.00 per hour

Superior Outcomes, Supportive Leadership, Career Advancement

Your Experience Matters

At Arroyo Grande Community Hospital ARU, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Social Worker joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You'll Contribute

Assesses, and plans interventions to help patients cope with social, emotional, economic, and environmental problems.

Essential Functions

  • Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
  • Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.

Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress. Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.

Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.

  • Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.
  • Provides individual, family and group therapy.

What We Offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education: Bachelors required; Masters preferred

Licenses: Board Certified Social Worker, or related field (i. e. counseling) Certifications: Handle With Care within 30 days of hire.

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

About Us

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital ARU is a 20-bed hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker assesses patient needs and coordinates internal and external services to support treatment plans and discharge processes. They also provide individual, family, and group therapy while collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure patient well-being.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree is required, with a Master's degree preferred, along with a Board Certified Social Worker license or equivalent. Candidates must possess strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work effectively in a stressful environment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Social workPatient assessmentCrisis interventionDecision makingIndividual therapyFamily therapyHealthcare complianceResource coordinationStaff trainingInterdisciplinary collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (141 salary observations; 253 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (2,243 salary observations; 7,100 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 44 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 25% have no call, 41% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 27 employers

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<$95k
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$95k-115k
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7
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1
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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
4% this job
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,264 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Arroyo Grande

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$981k
Typical market rent
$2,940/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.6
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 · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off