Social Worker III - OC Hospital 

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

About City of Hope Orange County

City of Hope Orange County is transforming cancer treatment by bringing world-class expertise and specialized care closer to home. Supported by a regional network of care, our 11-acre academic cancer campus in Irvine is home to City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, our outpatient cancer center, and Orange County’s only cancer specialty hospital, opening in late 2025. 

With the opening of the hospital, the full continuum of advanced cancer care—from prevention through survivorship—will be available in Orange County for the first time, eliminating the need to travel for lifesaving treatment. Seamlessly connected to our outpatient cancer center, the new clinical research hospital will feature 73 inpatient beds, advanced surgical suites, groundbreaking clinical trials, and holistic services such as rehabilitative therapy and spiritual care. This isn’t standard cancer care. This is lifesaving cancer care. This is Hope.

Be part of something meaningful and groundbreaking. We are hiring two full-time Clinical Social Worker III (CSW III) professionals to join the team at the new City of Hope hospital in Orange County.

The CSW III must hold a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and an active California LCSW license. This advanced clinical role delivers direct medical social work services, including counseling, psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and discharge planning. The CSW III also mentors MSWs, contributes to multidisciplinary care teams, and participates in on-call rotation.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape a new facility’s psychosocial care model, engage in program development, lead education and supervision efforts, and contribute to performance improvement and policy initiatives.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Deliver timely, compassionate, and culturally sensitive psychosocial care across the continuum—from diagnosis through survivorship and end-of-life.
• Demonstrate clinical competence and sound judgment in providing care that aligns with professional, regulatory, and City of Hope standards.
• Serve as a mentor and leader, providing supervision to MSWs/MSW students and contributing to staff development, training, and team collaboration.
• Communicate effectively and document thoroughly, ensuring compliance with state, national, and Joint Commission standards.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary care, hospital committees, and performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.
• Represent the profession and City of Hope with integrity—engaging in community outreach, professional organizations, and strategic development efforts.

Your qualifications should include: 

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an approved California Accredited School of Social Work. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements.
• Five years medical social work experience
• Two or more years post licensure experience
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Out of State Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Active registration as an Associate Clinical Social Worker 
• CSW III must pass the LCSW exam and become a LCSW in the state of California within one year or be demoted to CSW II
• For pediatric service, CCS Panel provider or complete application within 60 days of hire.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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