Social Worker II - Crisis Stabilization Unit
Chula Vista, CAFull-time$28.62–42.47/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Social Worker II at Paradise Valley Hospital provides emotional support, crisis intervention, counseling, information and referrals, and case management for patients and families facing social and emotional challenges related to hospitalization, illness, disability, or trauma. The role includes psychosocial assessments, treatment-plan support, discharge planning, and clinical documentation while working with a multidisciplinary team in the hospital’s behavioral health services.
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Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City. For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital features
the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services.
In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more athttps://www.paradisevalleyhospital.net/.
Responsibilities
SOCIAL SERVICES II: To provide emotional support, crisis intervention and counseling for Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Older Adults and their significant others to cope with a multiplicity of social and emotional problems; information and referral; referrals for financial assistance and supportive services to patients and families with problems that are related to hospitalization, illness, disability or trauma. To provide case management & milieu management, complete psychosocial assessments, assist in the development and re-evaluation of Treatment Plans and work as a member of a multidisciplinary 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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Master’s Degree in Social Work related field OR
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Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or related field.
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In states without required licensure, then current registration with State Board is required within 3 months of hire. In states with required licensure, license required at time of hire and must be maintained.
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Behavioral Violence Prevention Training within 3 months of hire and maintain current.
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Minimum one (1) year hospital or Outpatient experience with emphasis in mental health care.
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Experience in working with a diverse population with a wide range of problems (i.e., death and dying, maternal and child care, substance abuse, disability, chronic illness, etc.).
Preferred qualifications:
- Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.
Pay Transparency
Paradise Valley 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 $28.62 to $42.47. 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
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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
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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
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FacilityParadise Valley Hospital
LocationUS-CA-Chula Vista
ID2026-286668
CategoryClinical Professional
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 3,147 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28.62–42.47/hr
- California median$43–64/hr77 hourly ranges
- US median$31–45/hr841 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $35.55/hr, is 36% below the California median midpoint ($55/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Social Worker hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 161 open Social Worker jobs in California and 3,147 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Veterans Health Administration11 open
- Dignity Health10 open
- Kaiser Permanente9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,579 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,696 of the 3,147 open Social Worker jobs (54%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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