Shifts

Hospital SWs, what schedules have been available to you other than traditional 9-5? I’m curious about hospital social work and traditional hours don’t work well for me. My biggest priority is to work mid or swing shift but it would also be great to work longer shifts if possible.

It’s a little opaque when I check out job listings, because if they don’t say “days” they usually say “variable” and I don’t really know what that means. I get the impression ED and inpatient psych would be the most likely options to get nontraditional SW schedules, is that correct?

(Especially wanting to know about SF and Bay Area hospitals if anyone has experience there.)