MSW
Healdsburg, CA
Bestica
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$2,512/weekOverview
- Start Date09/14/2026
- Shift Breakdown5x8 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
- Estimated taxable pay$840/week
- Estimated non-taxable stipends$1,672/week
Benefits
- Referral bonus
Description
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Travel MSW – Medical Social Worker | Acute Care
📍 Location: Healdsburg, CA
💼 Specialty: Master of Social Work (MSW) / Medical Social Worker
🏥 Setting: Short-Term Acute Care Inpatient
📅 Start Date: September 14, 2026
⏳ Contract: 13 Weeks
☀️ Shift: Days | 5 × 8-hour shifts
🕗 Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
👩⚕️ Experience: Minimum 1 year
💻 Charting: Electronic documentation experience required
📞 On-Call: May apply per facility requirements
💉 COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required
🌟 Position Overview
Are you an experienced Medical Social Worker (MSW) looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients and families while working in a supportive acute-care environment?
This Travel MSW opportunity in Healdsburg, California is ideal for a compassionate, resourceful social worker who is 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 help 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.
🩺 Key Responsibilities
As a Medical Social Worker, you will:
- 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
🏥 Clinical Settings & Patient Care
Experience and knowledge across the following environments is valuable:
- Short-Term Acute Care
- Inpatient Medical
- Rehabilitation
- Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC)
- Nursing facilities
- Post-acute care environments
The role is particularly suited for an MSW who enjoys working at the intersection of healthcare, social services, discharge planning, and care coordination.
🤝 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.
You'll assist with:
- 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
⭐ Why Consider This Assignment?
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
🚀 Ready for Your Next MSW Assignment?
If you're a compassionate and experienced Medical Social Worker who enjoys patient advocacy, discharge planning, resource coordination, and multidisciplinary collaboration, this 13-week MSW opportunity in Healdsburg, CA could be an excellent next step.
Bring your expertise to a team where your work can make a meaningful difference in every patient's transition to the next stage of care.
Apply today for the Travel MSW – Medical Social Worker opportunity!
Employer
Bestica
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Pros
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Cons
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About Healdsburg, CA
As a in Healdsburg, CA here's what you should know:- The cost of living in Healdsburg is 37% higher than the national average.
- Wages may not fully match up with the higher cost of living.
- Average summer highs are around 85°F, and winter lows can drop to around 35°F.
- Short-term rentals can be found, but availability may vary depending on the season due to the city's popularity.
- Healdsburg is car-friendly, but public transportation options are limited.
- The population is diverse, with a mix of age ranges.
- Common health issues may include allergies due to the surrounding natural environment.
- Healdsburg attracts many travel nurses due to its proximity to healthcare facilities and the demand for medical professionals.
- Healdsburg offers a variety of activities, including wine tasting, art galleries, hiking trails, art festivals, jazz festivals, outdoor movies, and blackberry picking during July and August.
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