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Clinical Social Worker - Scripps Green

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

This is a full-time (40 hours/2 weeks) position at Scripps Green in La Jolla. Hours are 7a-5:45p, 4 10 hour shifts.

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why Join Scripps Health?

Award-Winning Workplace

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.

Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.

Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated Clinical Social Worker to join our team at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla. Our diverse team is dedicated to serving the community with the highest quality of care.

The Scripps Clinical Social Worker plays an important role within the hospital by assisting patient and families with personal and environmental problems which predispose illness, or which interfere with their obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. They also:

  • Provide peer supervision for other staff, education for social work interns
  • assist with program planning and organization of services.

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Required Experience/Specialized Skills

  • An ability to speak another language is desirable.
  • Must be able to display good working relationships with patients, families, medical and nursing personnel, and all others employed at the hospital.
  • Working knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies and appeal procedures as relative to the Federal, State and other reimbursement programs.
  • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card
  • Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university or college (MSW) or Master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)

Preferred Experience/Certification/Registration

  • Acute Care Hospital experience preferred.
  • Licensed by the State of California Behavioral Science Examiners Board as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Required Experience/Specialized Skills

  • An ability to speak another language is desirable.
  • Must be able to display good working relationships with patients, families, medical and nursing personnel, and all others employed at the hospital.
  • Working knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies and appeal procedures as relative to the Federal, State and other reimbursement programs.
  • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card
  • Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university or college (MSW) or Master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)

Preferred Experience/Certification/Registration

  • Acute Care Hospital experience preferred.
  • Licensed by the State of California Behavioral Science Examiners Board as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Social Worker assists patients and families with personal and environmental challenges that impact their medical care and recovery. They also provide peer supervision, support social work interns, and contribute to program planning and service organization.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) or Family Therapy (MFT) and possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) card. Acute care hospital experience and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification are preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical social workCase managementCrisis interventionHealthcare regulationsInterdisciplinary collaborationSocial work education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Social Worker - Scripps Green at Scripps Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (195 salary observations; 355 listings), vs ~$82k nationally (1,119 salary observations; 3,157 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 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, 32% are remote, 28% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.7% 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).

Top Social Worker Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

12
<$95k
11
$95k-115k
16
$115k-135k
10
$135k-155k
1
$157k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Social Worker - FT - Days - Social Work - MV

El Camino Health · Mountain View, California

$56.76-$75.47/hr
#2

Therapist

New Dawn Treatment Centers · Wasilla, Alaska

$125k-$150k
#3

Online Mental Health Social Worker

$43-$70/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Bilingual)

$70/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,205 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.

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About Scripps Health

Medical Practices
San Diego, CA
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

BLS certification required
Master’s degree in Social Work required
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred