UCLA Health

Clinical Social Worker, Per Diem - Medicine/Emergency Dept.

UCLA Health  •  $69.63/hr  •  Onsite  •  9 days ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

rotating 8-hour to 12-hour shifts; includes nights, days, weekends, and holidays

Posted Date

05/20/2026
Salary Range $53.96 - 69.63 Hourly

Employment Type

6 - Staff: Per Diem

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

30570


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Provide positive care solutions within an award-winning health system. Grow your career while enhancing quality of life for those most in need. Leverage your expertise to make a real difference in the community. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

Our knowledgeable team of Social Workers provide vital social work services, including assessment, intervention, recommendations, insurance education, and social service assessment and referrals. You will participate in interdisciplinary activities while demonstrating a commitment to continuous quality improvement, accurate record keeping, relevant policies/procedures, and our Code of Ethics. You will also be required to remain current with specific professional knowledge while pursuing further enhancement of job-related expertise.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. We are also home to the David Geffen School of Medicine, an internationally-respected center of advanced medical education and research. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become the trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care for the many communities we serve.

Salary range: $53.96 - $69.63 Hourly

Note this is a Per Diem appointment that may convert to career.


Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a compassionate, diligent Clinical Social Worker with:

  • Master’s degree in social work or social welfare
  • CA Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or license eligible
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Excellent communication, relationship building and problem-solving skills
  • Expertise with psychosocial assessments, clinical interventions, and treatment planning
  • Knowledge of Child Abuse, Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse, Neglect and Domestic Violence treatment, interventions, and reporting protocols.
  • Commitment to principles of patient and family centered care, and an understanding of cultural differences and diversity.
  • Ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams
  • Willingness to participate in at least one area of specialized practice annually
  • Computer proficiency

Post-masters social work experience in a healthcare setting and Emergency Department experience is highly preferred.


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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