Social Worker, Inpatient PRN
Listed compensation
$33-$40/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
What You’ll Do
As an Inpatient Social Worker, you will be at the heart of our treatment efforts, collaborating daily with Psychiatrists and Therapists as part of the primary treatment team. Your responsibilities will include:
Uphold and apply clinical knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health practices and principles
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the psychosocial services for patients and share social work expertise with members of the treatment team within the average length of stay of 7-10 days
Develop and revise treatment and complex hospital discharge plans and communicate these with patients, caretakers, the treatment team, and direct care staff
Provide psychoeducation to patients, caretakers, the treatment team, and direct care staff regarding diagnosis, symptom management, recommendations, discharge plans (including leading discharge meetings), safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, and other pertinent patient care matters
Communicate effectively with external providers, agencies, and government and private payer networks to develop relationships and refer patients to the next appropriate levels of care following hospitalization
Lead child, adolescent, and young adult therapy/process groups on the inpatient units
Within the training process, complete Think: Kids: Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) training and recognize that Kids Do Well If They Can. Participate in using the CPS Assessment and Planning tool to help kids develop skills for their challenging behaviors.
Oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate care
What Makes You a Great Fit
Requires a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Requires licensure in the State of Minnesota, LGSW required, LICSW preferred.
- Two years' experience in a mental health care setting preferred.
- Experience working with children, adolescents and their families strongly preferred.
- Experience using electronic health records preferred.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, and Teams.
- Ability to communicate in written and verbal form effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to coordinate care with relevant staff.
- Ability to shift between dissimilar tasks smoothly and rapidly.
- Ability to make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances.
Compensation for this role ranges from $33-$40 per hour, depending on licensure and experience, plus shift differentials.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker will assess, plan, and implement psychosocial services while collaborating with a multidisciplinary treatment team. They are responsible for developing complex discharge plans and facilitating therapy groups for children, adolescents, and young adults.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work and possess a valid LGSW or LICSW license in Minnesota. Two years of experience in a mental health setting and experience working with children and families are strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 40 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 20% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $69k–$83k | Social Work median $79k (middle half $71k–$90k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$77k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Social Work listings in Minnesota | 92 active | 6,546 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 57% remote · 20% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US social worker listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,608 in the last 30 days | 1,361 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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