Clinical Social Worker - Surgery Services

Clinical Social Worker - Surgery Services - - 31016 - UCLA Health

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Clinical Social Worker - Surgery Services

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

5-day 8-hour weekday shifts or 4-day 10-hour weekday shifts; may include weekends and holidays

Posted Date

06/02/2026

Salary Range: $55.63 - 66.48 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

30930

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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If you have a passion for elevating lives, we invite you to use your unique expertise, dedication, and compassion to make a significant, positive impact on the community. At UCLA Health, you'll be part of an exceptional multidisciplinary team as you play a key role in delivering excellent outcomes for our patients and their families. Join our award-winning, world-class health system and see just how rewarding a career can be.

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.

At UCLA Health, our passion for impact and improving others' lives has enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

CSW 2 Salary range: $51.18 - $61.14 Hourly

CSW 3 Salary range: $55.63 - $66.48 Hourly

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking a compassionate, diligent Clinical Social Worker II or III 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 an inpatient hospital setting and CA LCSW is 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.

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