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Best Home Health Providers
Stockton, California

Medical Social Worker

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$100–$120/visit

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

At Best Home Health Providers Inc., we've gone from treating 10 patients to thousands of patients all throughout the Bay Area and beyond in just 6 years. We've won awards for our high-quality care with patients and continue to grow rapidly. At Best, you and the patients aren't a number.

Our mission is to ensure a smooth transition for patients returning home from medical facilities by offering expert guidance throughout their recovery journey. As a Medical Social Worker with Best Home Health Providers, you will shape how we care for patients in their homes, mentor a team of social workers, and help set the standard for compassionate, high-quality service across our organization.

If you love the clinical side of social work and are ready to step into leadership—or grow the leadership skills you already have—we’d love to meet you.

Please note that this role is per diem with a rate of $100 - $120 per visit.

Responsibilities

Lead daily operations of our social services team, including policies, procedures, and care coordination with other clinical providers

Recruit, onboard, and mentor social workers—providing clinical supervision, observing practice, and supporting their professional growth

Oversee assessment, planning, and evaluation of social services care, and ensure clinical documentation meets state, federal, and ACHC standards

  • Partner with the Executive Director on the annual department budget and resource planning
  • Build strong knowledge of community resources and connect patients and referral sources to the right support
  • Plan in-service training and continuing education to keep the team’s skills sharp
  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and help identify new ways to better serve our patients
  • Perform other duties as required for patient services
  • A Master of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program
  • An active California license as an LCSW
  • At least 3 years of management experience, preferably in home care
  • Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, ACHC standards, and business operations
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with patients, families, staff, and the community
  • A self-directed, organized, and flexible approach—you take initiative and work well with others
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Ability to Convert to Full-Time Based On Performance If Interested
  • Paid Sick Days
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • Skills Training & Development
  • Company Social Events
  • Mileage Reimbursement for Patient to Patient Visits
  • Referral Bonus

Requirements

Requires a Master of Social Work (MSW) and an active California LCSW license. Candidates must have at least 3 years of management experience, preferably within a home care setting.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Budget PlanningRecruitmentOnboardingPatient AssessmentCommunity Resource Mapping

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Social Worker at Best Home Health Providers a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 6,459 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Best Home Health Providers holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 23 active listings.

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 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$110k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Social Work listings for work-life

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

Living in Stockton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$412k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,010/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Best Home Health Providers

Hospitals and Health Care
Hayward, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Paid Sick Days
Paid Bereavement Leave
Skills Training & Development
Company Social Events
Mileage Reimbursement
Referral Bonus
Ability to Convert to Full-Time