Pays $54.89-$64.45/hrLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) market median is ~$75k (33 jobs)

Relief Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Social Work Clinician, Inpatient Float

Social WorkerPart-Time
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About the Role

Relief LCSW, inpatient float. Evening shift, 16 hrs/week. $114K-$134K. Palo Alto, CA.

Join Stanford Medicine Children's Health as a Relief LCSW, Inpatient Float – Stanford Children's in Palo Alto, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $54.89 - $64.45/hour.
  • Employee Referral Program ($750)
  • Continuing Education
  • State-of-the-Art Facilities

Work Schedule

  • Part-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Stanford Medicine Children's Health as a Relief LCSW, Inpatient Float – Stanford Children's.

Key Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial interventions, assessments, and treatment plans for patients and families within an inpatient hospital setting. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage caseloads, provide counseling, and facilitate transitions of care.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program. Candidates must be either an Associate Clinical Social Worker or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionGrief counselingCase managementTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationElectronic medical recordsPatient advocacyPsychoeducationClinical supervisionChild development knowledgeFamily dynamicsMedical social workCultural sensitivityDocumentation

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 13% have no call, 25% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$124k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 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 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) roles.

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