Pays $28.4-$42.6/hrSocial Worker market median is ~$76k (12 jobs)

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Essentia Health
Duluth, Minnesota

Social Worker

Social Worker 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsPer Diem
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Casual social work position. Day rotation, no call, no weekends. $59K-$88.6K. Duluth, MN.

Join Essentia Health as a Social Worker – Day Rotation, No Call, No Weekends in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $28.40 - $42.60/hour.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions
  • Training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs
  • Generous time off
  • Wellness resources

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provides social work services and discharge planning to patients and families to meet health and psychosocial needs. Facilitates transitions to alternate levels of care and performs crisis intervention as required.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor degree in social work from an accredited program. Must hold a current state social work licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Social workDischarge planningCrisis interventionPsychosocial assessmentHealthcare coordinationPatient transition planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker at Essentia Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Social Work — ranked against 5,635 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Essentia Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 186 active listings.

Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 18% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 8.0/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 12 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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About Essentia Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Duluth, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer contributions
Training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs
Flexible scheduling
Generous time off
Wellness resources