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Rochester, Minnesota

Clinical Social Worker - LICSW - Integrated Behavioral Health - Adult Population

Social Worker 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75.9K - $113.9K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Mayo Clinic is seeking a full-time clinical social worker to join our Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH)Team. IBH social workers collaborate across a diverse patient population, providing care within primary care settings that serve both pediatric and adult patients.

We welcome applicants who are comfortable working with a broad range of ages, clinical presentation, and family systems. The current opening is for an LICSW serving our adult patient population (patients ages 18+)."

This outpatient role enhances access to behavioral health services and supports population health. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, APRNs, RN care coordinators, and primary care physicians, to provide evidence-based behavioral health care and coordinate transitional care and support related to social determinants of health. In this

vital role, you will:

  • Conduct diagnostic assessments, determine clinical interventions, facilitate crisis intervention, and deliver short-term psychotherapy and patient/family education.
  • Develop and implement treatment and transition plans.
  • Refer patients to community resources to address barriers related to social determinants of health.
  • Serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary team by participating in huddles and case consultation meetings.
  • Contribute to Mayo Clinic's mission of research, practice, and education.
  • Ensure compliance with medical and legal standards and serve as a resource for allied and administrative staff within the Section of Social Work and Department of Nursing.

This position includes specified billable patient contact hours, depending on assigned unit or site.

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based behavioral health care and short-term psychotherapy to adult patients within a multidisciplinary primary care setting. Coordinate transitional care and address barriers related to social determinants of health through community referrals.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in social work and a current LCSW or LICSW license through the Minnesota Board of Social Work. Candidates must have at least two years of supervised therapy experience in behavioral health or medical social work.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningPatient EducationFamily TherapyGroup TherapyPsychosocial DiagnosisInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Social Worker - LICSW - Integrated Behavioral Health - Adult Population at Mayo Clinic a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Social Work — ranked against 6,494 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Mayo Clinic ranks #5 of 20 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
46%
CME allowance
14% this job
PSLF eligible
9%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k≈ 4.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,650/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.