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La Mesa, California

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)-PRN

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$53-$67/hr

The week · per this posting

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

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Job Description

Join the excitement of a dynamic company committed to providing exceptional neurological rehabilitation. Collage Home and Community Rehabilitation Partners is a growing organization dedicated to excellence, honesty, and ethics in our treatment of our clients and each other. We provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, CVAs, and other neuro or complex ortho diagnoses in the most functional setting there is - a person's own home and community.

We are looking for experienced Licensed Clinical Social Workers who want to provide truly patient-centered care in La Mesa, CA and surrounding areas- with PRN positions available for clinicians who will accept patients for the duration of their stay.

Our interdisciplinary teams create integrated treatment plans that are practiced in patients' homes and communities. Our therapists are creative in their approach and incorporate a variety of activities to ignite interest while addressing functional goals. This evidence-based approach results in durable outcomes.

Why Work Here?

Clinicians are backed by therapy-led leadership committed to Building Futures for our patients and staff.

Collage Home and Community Rehabilitation Partners create new paths forward after a neurological injury. We provide intensive, individualized services working one-on-one with our patients, and building their skills in their own homes and communities. Patients are accepted anywhere on the continuum from severe brain injury to job readiness. Our experienced teams step up to the challenge of building a program that is just right for our patient's specific issues.

Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:

  • Assess, counsel, and direct medically complex patients by developing individualized treatment plans to assist with adjustment to disability, resource linkage, and behavior modification

Qualifications

  • Completion of a Master's degree in Social Work and state licensure as an LCSW are required
  • Excellent planning, organization, writing, and time management skills are required
  • Ability to communicate with families, professionals, and co-workers is a must

Collage Rehabilitation Partners is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are dedicated to hiring the person who is best suited for our positions. It is the policy of Collage Rehabilitation Partners to consider all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Key Responsibilities

Assess, counsel, and direct medically complex patients by developing individualized treatment plans. Assist patients with adjustment to disability, resource linkage, and behavior modification within their home and community settings.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical Social WorkTreatment PlanningPatient AssessmentCounselingCommunicationTraumatic Brain Injury CareSpinal Cord Injury Care

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 36 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 31% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$110k–$139kLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $118k (middle half $118k–$118k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$113k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings in California763 active7,108 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 31% no call · 53% no weekends36 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment763 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,472 in the last 30 days1,559 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 18 employers
6
<$100k
7
$100k-120k
7
$120k-140k
5
$140k-160k
1
$175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
35%
Loan repayment
5%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Part-Time LCSW, Children & Adolescents (Remote, California)

Handspring · California

$90-$110/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - NBMC (Per Diem, Day)Per Diem

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$64.03-$77.83/hr
#3

Social Worker LCSW - Behavioral Health Per Diem/On Call

$43.39-$67.37/hr
#4

LCSW Clinical Supervisor - Leadership Track

$61-$84/hr
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in La Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$888k
Typical market rent
$2,627/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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