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CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo
Dickinson, North Dakota

Social Worker BSW

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59,904 - $89,107/year

The week, per this posting

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents.

Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection.

With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Social Worker, you will be a compassionate advocate, providing vital support and guidance to individuals and families facing complex challenges. Every day, you will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, provide counseling and crisis intervention, and connect clients to resources.

You'll advocate for clients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic support and promote well-being.

To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy, strong knowledge of community resources, and proven crisis management abilities, fostering positive change and client empowerment.

Assesses the psychosocial status of clients related to the client’s illness and environment and communicates findings to the registered nurse.

  • Carries out social evaluations and plans intervention based on evaluation findings.
  • Maintains clinical records on all clients referred to social work.
  • Provides information and referral services to clients and families/caregivers regarding environmental needs and
  • Provides information to clients or families/caregivers and community agencies.
  • Markets and promotes the agency programs and events in the local community.
  • We are offering a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
  • Licensed Social Worker: ND
  • One year experience in healthcare
  • Driver's License: ND
  • Auto Insurance
  • Basic Life Support - CPR
  • Preferred
  • Master's Degree in Social Work
  • Master Social Worker: ND

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop care plans, and provide crisis intervention for clients and families. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and connect clients to necessary community resources.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and possess a valid North Dakota Social Worker license. One year of healthcare experience, a driver's license, and Basic Life Support (CPR) certification are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCare planningCase managementMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationAdvocacyCommunity resource coordinationHealthcare social work

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker BSW at CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,104 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dickinson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$291k
Typical market rent
$1,267/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About CHI Health Connect Home-Fargo

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus