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Huntington Beach Hospital
Huntington Beach, California

Social Worker I - Gero Psych

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$24.66-$36.91/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 24m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Huntington Beach Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Founded in 1967, Huntington Beach Hospital is a 131-bed acute-care community hospital. As the only hospital in Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach Hospital is proud to be the community hospital serving the residents of Huntington Beach and the surrounding area for the past 50 years.

Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, and with nearly 200 physicians and more than 400 healthcare and other professionals on staff, our team is committed to providing outstanding service in a safe, comfortable, and caring environment. Learn more at hbhospital.org.

Responsibilities

To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to treatment services, illness, disability, or trauma.

To provide case management & milieu management, data collection regarding psychosocial aspects related to the patient’s care, assist in the re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of an interdisciplinary 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

  • Bachelor’s degree Social Work or Psychology. OR
  • Master’s in Psychology

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or related field.

  • Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience.
  • Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

Pay Transparency

Huntington Beach Hospital 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.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $24.66 to $36.91.

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: Days

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

Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice for California Applicants: primehealthcare.com

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningBLS certification

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (806 salary observations; 2,009 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (5,363 salary observations; 21,843 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$51k–$77kSocial Work median $99k (middle half $80k–$118k)979 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$96k median in California$81k nationally (+19%)806 state / 5,363 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$58k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in California697 active6,439 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment745 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,522 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Work pay trend−1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 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 Social Worker Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 26 employers
9
<$95k
8
$95k-110k
12
$110k-125k
7
$125k-140k
1
$141k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
34%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Huntington Beach Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Huntington Beach, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Voluntary benefit options

Living in Huntington Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.28M
Typical market rent
$3,105/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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