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Children’s Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Social Worker (LGSW/LICSW)- PICU

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood.

An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites.

As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

The Social Work department provides emotional support and counseling to children and their families. They provide crisis intervention services, help with adjustment issues, grief and loss counseling, mental health assessments, case coordination, community advocate support, and short-term therapeutic interventions.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Full-Time Clinical Social Worker, to provide care and services within our Pediatric Intensive Care hospital setting, Minneapolis Campus.

This clinical role is vital to the highly skilled medical and multidisciplinary care team, and a partner to families as they experience both expected and unexpected health related changes.

Our Social Work team is rooted in health equity and trauma informed services, providing care to our local community as well as those coming to us from a distance for intensive care.

License/Certification/Registration required? Yes

  • Minnesota State LGSW, LICSW preferred

Education

  • Master's degree in social work required.

Experience

  • Experience providing crisis intervention.
  • Two years experience with counseling in a health care related setting or two years experience in a pediatric related setting or completion of graduate internship in either of the above settings.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Knowledge of community resources.
  • Ability to provide good, clear documentation of work.

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. Annual salaries displayed are based on full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week).

Annual salaries for part-time positions will be prorated based on the employee’s scheduled weekly hours in relation to the full-time standard.

When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and counseling to pediatric patients and their families within the intensive care unit. They also perform mental health assessments, case coordination, and facilitate short-term therapeutic interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work and possess a Minnesota LGSW or LICSW license. Applicants should have at least two years of experience in a healthcare or pediatric setting, including experience with crisis intervention.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Community advocacyPediatric care

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $76k (middle half $65k–$84k)267 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Minnesota86 active6,553 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 30% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Social Worker listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Social Worker Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 38 employers
19
<$85k
7
$85k-110k
9
$110k-135k
8
$135k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
43%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

FFS Clinical Supervisor - LCSW

$62-$70/hr
#4

Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day)

$55.87-$67.96/hr
+ 44 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,463 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Children’s Minnesota

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement
Shift differentials for night/weekend/on-call

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$362k
Typical market rent
$1,747/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.