Clinical Social Worker II
City of Hope
Irvine, CA
Job posting number: #7310799 (Ref:10031109)
Posted: June 20, 2025
Salary / Pay Rate: $43.18 - $66.92 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Clinical Social Worker II - OC Hospital
Join the transformative team atCity 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.
City of Hope is seeking a full-time Clinical Social Worker II to join our team at the new Orange County hospital. The CSW II provides medical social work services including psychosocial assessments, supportive counseling, therapeutic interventions, and resource coordination. Candidates must hold an MSW, have passed the BBS Ethics exam, and be eligible to sit for or have passed the LCSW exam. This role also involves crisis intervention, interdisciplinary collaboration, and may include clinical supervision, support group facilitation, and participation in program development and performance improvement initiatives.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Provides timely, compassionate, and respectful psychosocial support and crisis management across the care continuum.
- Demonstrates clinical competence and delivers high-quality care aligned with City of Hope and professional standards.
- Collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams and serves as a liaison to Supportive Care Medicine services.
- Communicates clearly and documents thoroughly in accordance with regulatory and institutional standards.
- Actively engages in performance improvement, program development, and institutional committees.
- Pursues professional growth through licensure, education, and leadership opportunities.
Your qualifications should include:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE- Accredited School of Social Work
- Two years medical social work
- Out of state Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Active registration as an Associate Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- CSW II must pass the LCSW exam and become a LCSW in the state of California within one year or be demoted to CSW I
- For pediatric service, CCS Panel provider or complete application within 60 days of hire
- One-year oncology social work (Preferred)
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.
To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $43.18 - $66.92 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
