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St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, California

Medical Social Worker (MSW/MFT) - Social Work Services

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32.77-$43.11/hr

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Job Description

St. Francis Medical Center is one of the leading comprehensive healthcare institutions in Los Angeles. St. Francis provides vital healthcare services for the 700,000 adults and 300,000 children in our community who count on the hospital for high quality and compassionate medical care.

St. Francis is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services in specialties including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, and Emergency and Trauma Care.

In addition, the hospital offers a broad array of education and outreach programs that advance community health. St. Francis Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, STEMI Receiving Center, ED Approved for Pediatrics, Geriatric ED, Level III Neonatal ICU, and Level II Trauma Center.

Please visit stfrancismedicalcenter.com for more information. Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to compassion, quality, and service!

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling for Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Older Adults, and their significant others to cope with a multiplicity of social and emotional problems; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to hospitalization, illness, disability, or trauma.

To provide case management & milieu management, complete psychosocial assessments, assist in the development and re-evaluation of Treatment Plans, work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and to coordinate discharge planning.

Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during his/her length of stay.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work field OR
  • Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy OR

Master’s Degree in Professional Clinical Counseling OR

  • In states with a licensure requirement, required upon hire and maintained current in accordance with state regulations.
  • Minimum one (1) year Inpatient or Outpatient experience with emphasis in mental health care.

Experience in working with a diverse population with a wide range of problems (i. e., death and dying, maternal and childcare, substance abuse, disability, chronic illness, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Current BCLS certificate upon hire.

Pay Transparency

St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i. e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $32.77 to $43.11.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Evenings

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentTreatment PlanningMultidisciplinary TeamworkClinical DocumentationFinancial Assistance ReferralsSupportive Services Coordination

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (948 salary observations; 1,772 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,701 salary observations; 20,834 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, 36% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$79k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k 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

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 28 employers

7
<$85k
10
$85k-105k
11
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 6,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lynwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k
Typical market rent
$2,129/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About St. Francis Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynwood, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
401K Retirement Plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement