Heart Transplant Social Worker (LMSW)

Mayo Clinic; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental coverage

Vision plan

HSA/FSAs

Retirement plan

Job summary

Mayo Clinic Arizona is seeking a transplant social worker to provide psychosocial care across heart failure, LVAD, and heart transplantation.

As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, you will support patients and caregivers from initial evaluation through candidacy review, waitlist management, transplant hospitalization, and lifelong follow-up, addressing insurance, disability, and financial resources with clarity and empathy.

Qualifications

• Requires MSW degree and 2 years of post-MSW social work experience in a hospital setting.
• Strong clinical judgment and advanced psychosocial assessment skills.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized psychosocial care for patients across heart failure, LVAD, and transplant.
• Support patients and caregivers from initial evaluation through candidacy, waitlist, hospitalization, and lifelong follow-up.
• Help patients navigate insurance, disability, and financial assistance with empathy.
• Collaborate across disciplines within a highly collaborative transplant program.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

MSW degree

Job description

Mayo Clinic Arizona is seeking a transplant social worker to provide psychosocial care across heart failure, LVAD, and heart transplantation.

As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, you will support patients and caregivers from initial evaluation through candidacy review, waitlist management, transplant hospitalization, and lifelong follow-up, addressing insurance, disability, and financial resources with clarity and empathy.