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Rochester, Minnesota

Social Worker - Clinical - Adult Transitions Program

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$76k-$114k

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Job Description

Mayo Clinic is seeking a full-time clinical social worker to join our Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH)Team. IBH social workers collaborate across a diverse patient population, providing care within primary care settings that serve both pediatric and adult patients.

We welcome applicants who are comfortable working with a broad range of ages, clinical presentation, and family systems. The current opening is for an LICSW serving our adult patient population (patients ages 18+).

This outpatient role enhances access to behavioral health services and supports population health. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, APRNs, RN care coordinators, and primary care physicians, to provide evidence-based behavioral health care and coordinate transitional care and support related to social determinants of health. In this

vital role, you will:

  • Conduct diagnostic assessments, determine clinical interventions, facilitate crisis intervention, and deliver short-term psychotherapy and patient/family education.
  • Develop and implement treatment and transition plans.
  • Refer patients to community resources to address barriers related to social determinants of health.
  • Serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary team by participating in huddles and case consultation meetings.
  • Contribute to Mayo Clinic's mission of research, practice, and education.
  • Ensure compliance with medical and legal standards and serve as a resource for allied and administrative staff within the Section of Social Work and Department of Nursing.

This position includes specified billable patient contact hours, depending on assigned unit or site.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must possess a master's degree in social work and two years of supervised therapy experience in behavioral health and/or medical social work including diagnostic assessment, individual, group, and family therapy.

Licensure/Certification

  • Current LCSW or LICSW through the Minnesota Board of Social Work (MN BOSW) is required.

Additional Requirements

  • Advanced knowledge of mental illness, personality development, and various treatment modalities, along with skills in conducting individual, group, and family therapy.
  • Strong communication skills for interaction with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, and community agencies.
  • Psychosocial diagnostic expertise and experience addressing barriers related to social determinants of health.

Application Requirements

All required documents must be attached to your application for consideration:

  • CV/Resume
  • Cover Letter
  • Internal candidates must also attach their three most recent performance appraisals.
  • Internal candidates who have not met their current department's 1 or 2-year commitment, must attach an early release approval from their current supervisor.

International Degrees

  • A detailed equivalency evaluation is required, demonstrating a U.S. equivalent degree.
  • Evaluation must be completed by an organization listed as a member of the National Association of Credenti

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical social worker will conduct diagnostic assessments, deliver short-term psychotherapy, and facilitate crisis interventions within an integrated behavioral health team. They will also develop treatment plans and coordinate care to address social determinants of health for adult patients.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical social workTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationMental illness knowledgeGroup therapyIndividual therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Clinical - Adult Transitions Program at Mayo Clinic a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k 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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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 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,470 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k≈ 4.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,650/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
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.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.