Medical Social Worker
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Guardian Angel Home Care Inc.
San Diego, CA, US
Summary
The Medical Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments and provide counseling to patients and families in their homes. They will also coordinate with clinical staff to connect patients with necessary community, financial, and long-term care resources.
Job Description
Medical Social Worker (MSW) – PRN
📍 San Diego County, CA
🚗 Field-Based – Travel Required
🕒 PRN / Per Diem Only
💰 High Per-Visit Rate or Hourly Compensation Available
🚨 REQUIRED — PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING
YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
- Active, FULL and unrestricted social work license
- LIMITED, TEMPORARY, ASSOCIATE, PROVISIONAL, OR RESTRICTED LICENSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
- Valid driver’s license
- Reliable personal vehicle
- Current auto insurance with your name listed on the policy
⚠️ LICENSURE REQUIREMENT IS MANDATORY
Applicants must currently hold a full, active, unrestricted social work license.
If your license is limited, associate-level, temporary, provisional, or otherwise restricted, you will not qualify for this position.
💼 About the Position
Guardian Angel Home Care is seeking an experienced Medical Social Worker (MSW) to join our San Diego home health team on a PRN / Per Diem basis.
This position is ideal for an experienced social worker looking for flexibility, supplemental income, and strong compensation without a full-time commitment.
We offer:
- Competitive high per-visit rates
- Hourly compensation options may also be available
- Flexible PRN scheduling
- Ability to accept visits based on availability
- Opportunity for additional assignments as patient census grows
❤️ What You’ll Do
- Complete psychosocial assessments
- Evaluate patient and family needs
- Provide counseling and emotional support
- Connect patients with community resources and support programs
- Assist with financial, transportation, housing, and long-term care resources
- Support patients and families with adjustment to illness or disability
- Participate in interdisciplinary care planning
- Coordinate with nurses, therapists, physicians, and other clinical staff
- Document visits and interventions accurately and timely
- Travel to patients’ homes throughout the assigned service area
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) — REQUIRED
- Full, active, unrestricted social work license — REQUIRED
- Limited licenses will not be accepted
- Home health, hospice, hospital, rehabilitation, or community-based experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of community resources
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently in patients’ homes
- Reliable, compassionate, and professional
🚗 Transportation Requirements
This is a field-based PRN home health position.
You must have:
- Valid driver’s license
- Reliable personal vehicle
- Current auto insurance
- Your name listed on the insurance policy
💰 Compensation
- High per-visit compensation
- Hourly compensation may be offered depending on assignment
- PRN / Per Diem scheduling
- Flexible availability
- Additional patient assignments may be available based on census and coverage needs
📍 Work Location
Patients’ homes throughout San Diego County, California
Travel between patient locations is required.
📩 Apply Today
We are currently seeking an experienced PRN Medical Social Worker for our San Diego home health team.
BEFORE APPLYING, PLEASE CONFIRM:
✅ I have an MSW
✅ I hold a FULL, ACTIVE, UNRESTRICTED social work license
✅ My license is NOT limited, temporary, associate, provisional, or restricted
✅ I have a valid driver’s license
✅ I have a reliable vehicle
✅ I have current auto insurance with my name listed on the policy
This is a PRN / Per Diem position only.
If you are looking for flexible supplemental work with strong per-visit or hourly compensation, we encourage you to apply.
•Medicare Certified Home Care Services
•Private Duty Services
•Durable Medical Equipment
•Outpatient Rehab
•Hospice Care
•Non-Emergency Transportation
Guardian Angel provides quality services to pediatric and adult clients who have been challenged with acute and chronic conditions. Guardian Angel is focused on providing the client and his/her family with the support necessary to give the best quality of life possible. Furthermore, due to the large Middle-Eastern population in Southeastern Michigan we have Arabic and Chaldean interpreters on staff to assist with language barriers. In addition, Guardian Angel services multi-cultural, diversified clients in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Lapeer, Clinton, Genesee, Livingston, Midland, Roscommon, Saginaw, Saint Clair, Tuscola, Monroe and Washtenaw counties.
Our mission is to provide quality home health services which meet the needs and expectations of those injured, ill or disabled.
Services including skilled nursing, home health aide, occupational and physical therapy, speech language pathology, and medical social work are provided by qualified caring professionals in the comfortable, convenient, and cost effective home setting.
Staff development and continuing education is an integral component of Guardian Angel's commitment to professional services.
Guardian Angel is committed to providing services of the highest quality.
We currently have multiple services in 13 cities across the United States.
Founded
1994
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Rochester Hills, MI
•Medicare Certified Home Care Services
•Private Duty Services
•Durable Medical Equipment
•Outpatient Rehab
•Hospice Care
•Non-Emergency Transportation
Guardian Angel provides quality services to pediatric and adult clients who have been challenged with acute and chronic conditions. Guardian Angel is focused on providing the client and his/her family with the support necessary to give the best quality of life possible. Furthermore, due to the large Middle-Eastern population in Southeastern Michigan we have Arabic and Chaldean interpreters on staff to assist with language barriers. In addition, Guardian Angel services multi-cultural, diversified clients in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Lapeer, Clinton, Genesee, Livingston, Midland, Roscommon, Saginaw, Saint Clair, Tuscola, Monroe and Washtenaw counties.
Our mission is to provide quality home health services which meet the needs and expectations of those injured, ill or disabled.
Services including skilled nursing, home health aide, occupational and physical therapy, speech language pathology, and medical social work are provided by qualified caring professionals in the comfortable, convenient, and cost effective home setting.
Staff development and continuing education is an integral component of Guardian Angel's commitment to professional services.
Guardian Angel is committed to providing services of the highest quality.
We currently have multiple services in 13 cities across the United States.
Founded
1994
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Rochester Hills, MI