This is a part-time (40 hours/2 weeks) position at Scripps Green in Torrey Pines, La Jolla with 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)