Clinical Social Worker (MSW or LCSW)
Listed compensation
$80k-$90k
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
21st Century Home Health Services (21HHS) is the fastest-growing home health agency in Northern California. We care for patients across San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento, Marin, and Sonoma counties.
There's a reason for that growth. Words like collaboration, teamwork, and productivity stay buzzwords unless the structure, model, and tools make them real. At 21HHS, we've built a model that combines the best of home health with the structure, resources, and support clinicians need to thrive. Our clinical guiding principles are simple: empower, enhance, educate.
When clinicians get real support and structure, the results show up in two places at once: patient outcomes and employee satisfaction. We know our clinicians and therapists provide outstanding care because our patients, their families, and their caregivers tell us so. Check out our Yelp and Google reviews. We're proud of this work.
We've also set a new benchmark for employee satisfaction in home health. As a Top Workplace, 21HHS supports growth and recognition through open communication and professional development. Feedback from our team on Glassdoor and Indeed backs this up. Our outcomes, low turnover, rapid growth, and high morale speak for themselves.
The 21HHS Standard
We give you great tools and resources, and a lot of them, plus the support you need to succeed and enjoy your work. In return, we ask that you use those tools to do your job well. When the right mindset meets the right resources, the payoff is real: high job satisfaction, excellent patient outcomes, and earning potential that's hard to match. That's the 21HHS Standard.
Please note: All opportunities at 21HHS require being in the field, visiting patients in their homes.
Our Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or MSW) assist our patients and their families/caregivers by assisting them with education and support as they cope with their recent diagnosis. Most of our patient focus is the geriatric population which requires an understanding of local community resources, long term/short term care planning to help improve their lives.
Job Types: Per Diem
Territory: San Mateo/Palo Alto
Why you should come work with us as a Medical Social Worker:
We value our team and understand that work-life balance is important.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Travelers Insurance, HSA and 401K w/ matching, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Pet Insurance and More!
- Flexible schedules: Create your own weekly work schedule.
- Reimbursements: Mileage, Parking, CPR, Continued Education Units
What you'll do as a Medical Social Worker (MSW) Home Health:
Under the general direction of the Case Manager, the Social Worker assesses social and emotional factors related to the patient's illness, medical and nursing requirements in the home. Develops and implements a plan for home social work services, including education of patients, family members and care givers. This position also coordinates with other home health staff and community resources to provide an efficient integration of care.
- To be a success as a Medical Social Worker (MSW) Home Health:
- Knowledge of local community resources is required.
- Knowledge and understanding of individual development and human behavior as it relates to the effects of illness/injury; and of the influence of culture on health care.
- Knowledge of state and federal homecare regulatory guidelines preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in effective written and verbal communication.
- Ability to recognize the needs and concerns of diverse groups of people.
- Ability to maintain harmonious constructive working relationships with internal and external customers (patients, families, members of the interdisciplinary team, clerical and management staff, physicians and community resources).
- Must have well developed social work assessment and clinical skills as well as time management skills.
Must be able to handle sensitive issues, conflict with or among others, respectively direct and reinforce staff efforts; effectively plan and organize and prioritize work, think critically to both effectively plan and organize department operations consistent with our strategic and operating objectives and to effectively solve unique problems as they arise or identify when to consult supervisor.
Must be able to deal with challenging work environment with time demands and occasional conflicting priorities.
Maintain a positive and professional image and demonstrate self-directed learning to meet professional development and/or license requirements.
- Is responsible for maintaining all required licensure and certifications.
- At orientation and annually thereafter, must be able to meet our core competencies for position and area of specialty, as appropriate.
- Masters Degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education required.
- Basic Life Support Certification - BLS required.
- Driver License
- LCSW License is highly preferred (Supervision provided to license eligible Social Workers)
Automobile Insurance Required
One year of experience as an MSW in a health care setting is strongly preferred.
Home Health experience preferred
$80,000 - $90,000 a year
- You will be assigned a primary location; however, you may occasionally be asked to provide coverage outside of that area. This may include supporting vacancies, leaves of absence, higher patient census, or other client care needs. While 21st Century Home Health makes every effort to maintain your primary territory, temporary reassignments may be necessary to ensure safe, high-quality patient care and to meet the needs of our growing organization.
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21st Century is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strictly prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind, including but not limited to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Social Worker assesses the social and emotional factors related to a patient's illness and develops comprehensive home care plans. They coordinate with interdisciplinary teams and community resources to provide education and support to patients and their families.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess a valid driver's license and Basic Life Support certification. One year of experience in a healthcare setting is strongly preferred, with LCSW licensure highly desired.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 33 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 39% are remote, 36% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $80k–$90k | Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $98k (middle half $80k–$115k)972 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$77k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings in California | 759 active | 7,175 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 39% remote · 36% no call · 55% no weekends33 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment759 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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