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Hollywood Presbyterian
Los Angeles, California

Clinical Social Worker Per Diem Varied

Social WorkerPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60.12-$69.81/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 50m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Hollywood Presbyterian as a Clinical Social Worker – Per Diem, Acute Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $60.12 - $69.81/hour.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Hollywood Presbyterian as a Clinical Social Worker – Per Diem, Acute Hospital.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker provides psychosocial counseling and crisis intervention to patients and their families to support their medical recovery and transition. They also act as a patient advocate, perform high-risk screenings, and assist with complex discharge planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Social Work and possess a BLS card, with a preference for LCSW licensure. At least one year of experience in an acute hospital or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCase managementPatient advocacyClinical documentationAbuse reportingHigh risk screeningInterdisciplinary collaborationAge-specific careCommunity resource coordination

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (593 salary observations; 873 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 49 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 33% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% 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)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k 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

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Salary Distribution33 jobs

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$105k-125k
10
$125k-145k
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$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
33%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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