Social Worker I - Gero Psych
Huntington Beach, CAFull-time$24.66–36.91/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Social Worker I - Gero Psych provides emotional support, crisis intervention, counseling, information and referrals to patients and families facing issues related to treatment, illness, disability or trauma. The role includes case and milieu management, psychosocial data collection, treatment-plan reevaluation support, interdisciplinary teamwork and discharge planning. The social worker also completes required documentation and maintains clinical records throughout each client’s stay.
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Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Huntington Beach Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1967, Huntington Beach Hospital is a 131-bed acute-care community hospital. As the only hospital in Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach Hospital is proud to be the community hospital serving the residents of Huntington Beach and the surrounding area for the past 50 years. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, and with nearly 200 physicians and more than 400 healthcare and other professionals on staff, our team is committed to providing outstanding service in a safe, comfortable, and caring environment. Learn more at https://www.hbhospital.org/.
Responsibilities
To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to treatment services, illness, disability, or trauma. To provide case management & milieu management, data collection regarding psychosocial aspects related to the patient’s care, assist in the re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and to coordinate discharge planning. Complete necessary documentation and maintain clinical record for each client during his/her length of stay.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree Social Work or Psychology. OR
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Master’s in Psychology
Preferred Qualifications:
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Master’s in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or related field.
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Minimum one (1) year Inpatient l or Outpatient Behavioral Health experience.
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Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Pay Transparency
Huntington Beach Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $24.66 to $36.91. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status Full Time Shift Days Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice for California Applicants: https://www.primehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Notice-at-Collection-and-Privacy-Policy-for-California-Job-Applicants.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 3,306 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.66–36.91/hr
- California median$43–62/hr79 hourly ranges
- US median$31–45/hr899 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30.78/hr, is 44% below the California median midpoint ($55/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Social Worker hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 168 open Social Worker jobs in California and 3,306 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Veterans Health Administration14 open
- Kaiser Permanente9 open
- Sutter Health9 open
- Experience
- Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,624 postings).
- Education
- 2,131 of the 3,306 open Social Worker jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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