Travel MSW - $2,512 per week

Travel assignment for a Medical Social Worker (MSW) in Healdsburg, California, focusing on acute-care inpatient settings.

Position Overview

This opportunity is ideal for a compassionate, resourceful social worker passionate about patient advocacy, discharge planning, care coordination, and connecting patients with essential community resources. You’ll work closely with patients, families, physicians, nurses, case management teams, and community organizations to ensure safe transitions of care and appropriate access to services. This assignment provides an excellent opportunity to expand your experience across acute care, rehabilitation, LTAC, discharge planning, and case management.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments
• Identify psychosocial barriers affecting patient care and discharge
• Develop individualized plans to address social, emotional, financial, and environmental needs
• Coordinate appropriate services and resources for patients following discharge
• Assist patients and families with discharge planning
• Coordinate home health services, durable medical equipment, and other post-acute resources
• Facilitate referrals to rehabilitation facilities and long-term care facilities
• Connect patients with appropriate community programs and social services
• Participate in multidisciplinary care conferences
• Document pertinent patient information to support care coordination
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals
• Provide patient and family education regarding available resources and services
• Advocate for patients and assist them in navigating complex healthcare and social service systems
• Refer patients to appropriate internal and external disciplines and community resources

Care Coordination & Discharge Planning

A major component of this position is helping patients successfully transition from the hospital to the appropriate next level of care. Responsibilities include:

• Home care coordination
• Durable medical equipment coordination
• Rehabilitation referrals
• Long-term care referrals
• Nursing home placement
• Community resource referrals
• Post-acute service coordination
• Discharge planning
• Care conference participation
• Documentation supporting transitions of care

Areas of Knowledge

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of or experience with:

• Community Resources
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Food assistance programs
  • Income-support resources
  • Community-based programs
• Protective Services
  • Adult Protective Services (APS)
  • Child Protective Services (CPS)
  • Emergency detention
  • Guardianship
  • Power of Attorney
• Specialized Social Work
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Substance use and treatment resources
  • Nursing home placement
  • Advance directives
  • Patient advocacy
  • Family support

Case Management & Utilization Review

Experience with case management and utilization review concepts is valuable. Responsibilities may include supporting:

• Discharge planning
• Appropriate level-of-care transitions
• Coordination of post-acute services
• Documentation of psychosocial needs
• Communication with interdisciplinary care teams
• Resource identification and referrals

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work (MSW) required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant social work experience
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred
• Medical social work experience preferred
• Acute-care/inpatient experience is highly desirable
• Strong assessment and care coordination skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong documentation and organizational abilities
• Ability to advocate effectively for patients and families
• Comfortable working with multidisciplinary healthcare teams

Certifications

• MSW required
• BLS required

Schedule

• Day Shift
• 5 × 8-hour shifts (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
• No block scheduling
• 13-week assignment

Benefits

This opportunity is a great fit for an MSW who wants to:

• Make a direct impact on patient outcomes
• Work in an inpatient acute-care environment
• Strengthen medical social work experience
• Develop expertise in discharge planning and care coordination
• Work with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Connect patients with critical community resources
• Gain experience across acute care, rehabilitation, and post-acute settings
• Enjoy a consistent Monday–Friday-style day schedule
• Experience beautiful Healdsburg, California during a 13-week travel assignment

Vaccine Information

• COVID-19 vaccination: Not required per facility guideline
• Flu vaccination: Facility requirement currently unspecified

Start Date: September 14, 2026
Duration: 13 weeks
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shift: 8 hours, days
Employment Type: Travel
Electronic documentation experience required.
On-Call: May apply per facility requirements