Social Worker, Adult PHP
Listed compensation
from $26/hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
What You’ll Do
- Accountable to have knowledge and understanding of Social Work practices and principles
- Responsible for effective case psychosocial assessment and suicide risk assessment, discharge planning, and leading psychoeducational and/or therapeutic groups
- Responsible to develop treatment plans, complete discharge plans and conduct discharge meetings
- Responsible for communicating with patients and families to keep them involved in treatment plan decisions
- Coordinates care with outpatient providers upon admission and discharge
Responsible for facilitating weekly treatment team meetings and creating master treatment plans/updating treatment plans as agreed upon by the treatment team
Contributes clinical perspective to the interdisciplinary team based on unique training in the area of family systems and/or social work theory.
Communicate clearly and effectively with clinical team members and Directors
Is oriented and educated in gender, cultural differences, and age appropriate care for the assigned department
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Master’s Degree in Social Work and licensure in the State of Minnesota required (LGSW).
- Experience in healthcare setting preferred
- Experience using electronic health records preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word and Outlook
- Able to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form
- Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
- Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
- Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations
- Ability to make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances
- After training, be able to manage disruptive and explosive patients.
- Compensation for this role ranges from $26-36 per hour depending on licensure and experience.
We are committed to providing competitive and equitable compensation. An individual’s pay rate within the posted range is determined by several factors, including skills, experience, education, and market conditions. Additionally, we consider internal equity to ensure fairness within our organization.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker is responsible for conducting psychosocial and suicide risk assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating therapeutic groups. They also coordinate care with outpatient providers and lead interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure effective patient discharge planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work and possess a valid LGSW licensure in the State of Minnesota. Experience in a healthcare setting and proficiency with electronic health records are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k 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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