Social Worker - Case Manager
Listed compensation
$47k-$71k
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Building Location
St Josephs Medical Center
Department: 4005320 CASE MGMT-SOCIAL SERVICES - SJMC
Job Description
Provides social work services and discharge planning to patients and families in the healthcare setting to meet individual health and psychosocial needs in the promotion of wellness and cost-effective outcomes.
Education Qualifications
This position also transitions patients to alternate levels of care and provides crisis intervention as needed.
Licensure/Certification Qualifications
Certification/Licensure Requirements
Current State Social Work Licensure
Education Requirements
A bachelor degree in social work from an accredited social work program
FTE
0.8
Possible Remote/Hybrid Option
Shift Rotation
Day Rotation (United States of America)
Shift Start Time
8:00 AM
Shift End Time
4:30 PM
Weekends
Rotation
Holidays
No
Call Obligation
No
Union
Union Posting Deadline:
Compensation Range
$47,257.60 - $70,886.40
Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs.
We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary.
For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.
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
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Case Manager at Essentia Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,304 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Social Worker Career Context
Essentia Health ranks #15 of 15 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 134 active listings.
Of the 50 active Social Work Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$59k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $60k 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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- No call
- Includes weekends
Living in Brainerd
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k≈ 6.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $982/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.