No salary listed — similar Social Worker roles pay ~$95k (median of 38 jobs)

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Scripps Health
Encinitas, California

Clinical Social Worker - Emergency Dept. Encinitas

Social WorkerIncludes weekendsFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time social worker in Emergency Dept. Varied day shift 10:30a-7p, 3 weekend days/month. Encinitas, CA.

Join Scripps Health as a Clinical Social Worker – Emergency Dept (Encinitas) in Encinitas, California. This is a full-time varied day position at Scripps Memorial in Encinitas. Hours will be 10:30a-7p, 3 weekend days/month.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Health Insurance
  • Award-winning workplace
  • Professional development programs

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.

Apply to join Scripps Health as a Clinical Social Worker – Emergency Dept (Encinitas).

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker provides patient-centered care by assisting patients and families with personal and environmental challenges that impact medical treatment. Responsibilities include providing coverage for the Emergency Department and Med/Surg floors, as well as offering peer supervision and program planning support.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) or Family Therapy (MFT) and possess a BLS for Healthcare Provider certification. Preferred qualifications include acute care hospital experience and an LCSW license.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Case managementPatient careCrisis interventionPeer supervisionProgram planningMedical social workLPS/AB2275 processesBLS certificationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacy

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (960 salary observations; 1,519 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (7,648 salary observations; 16,931 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 10% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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