Travel Social Services - Social Worker - Palo Alto, CA

Travel assignment, 29 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,610 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,610.19 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Social Worker serving patients and families in a multidisciplinary healthcare setting. The role provides psychosocial assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, referrals, advocacy, and care coordination to address social, emotional, cultural, and practical needs. The Social Worker also collaborates with healthcare teams and supports patients and families throughout illness, treatment, and transitions in care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day schedule with 8-hour shifts and a minimum of 40 hours per week; typical hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch.
• Required Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education-accredited college or university program.
• If the degree is not from a Council on Social Work Education-accredited program, a certificate from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences verifying registration as an Associate Clinical Social Worker is required.
• Ability to apply medical social work theories, principles, practices, assessment methods, interviewing techniques, counseling approaches, and social service delivery systems.
• Ability to assess patient and family needs, manage a caseload, maintain confidentiality, respond appropriately in emergencies, and prepare written case narratives and reports.
• Knowledge of healthcare resources, child development, family dynamics, cultural considerations, and the effects of injury, illness, and loss.
• Additional Information:
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to identify social, emotional, physical, and practical needs and barriers to care.
• Develops and implements patient and family psychosocial treatment plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Coordinates referrals to specialty services, social services, entitlement programs, and other care delivery systems.
• Provides supportive counseling, grief counseling, crisis intervention, therapeutic services, and psychoeducation.
• Assists patients and families with transitions in care, including the transition from youth to adult services.
• Maintains electronic medical records, provides written and oral reports and handoffs, and documents progress and continuity of care.
• Participates in team conferences, interdisciplinary rounds, quality assurance activities, community improvement efforts, and the development of social work policies and procedures.
• Provides consultation, orientation, and training to healthcare staff regarding biopsychosocial, cultural, and economic factors affecting patient care.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits