Social Worker (LGSW/LICSW)

Children; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Minnesota is seeking a clinical social worker (LGSW/LICSW) to support mental health crisis coverage in the St. Paul Emergency Department EmPATH space.

This weekend evening role (Fri–Sun, 5p–1a) offers crisis assessments, family sessions, and coordination of discharges and transfers within a multidisciplinary team. The position emphasizes trauma-informed care and equity in care delivery; requires Minnesota LGSW/LICSW licensure and a Master’s in Social Work, with 2+ years of crisis

Qualifications

• Masters in social work required.
• Experience providing crisis intervention.
• Two years' experience in health care or pediatric counseling or graduate internship in these settings.

Responsibilities

• Perform crisis mental health assessments and reassessments.
• Conduct family and group sessions; participate in safety planning, discharges and transfers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to support patient outcomes and family experience.
• Provide trauma-informed care with an equity lens in the ED EmPATH space in St. Paul.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Community resources

Equity lens

Education

Master's degree in social work

Job description

| Job Information | | | --- | | Social Worker (LGSW/LICSW) - (260271P5) Employee Status: Regular Hours Per Pay Period: 48 FTE: 0.6 Shift: Evening/Night Shift Length: 8 hours Weekend Coverage: Every weekend Description : **About Children’s Minnesota** Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids ExpertsTM in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. **Department Overview** The Social Work department provides emotional support and counseling to children and their families. They provide crisis intervention services, help with adjustment issues, grief and loss counseling, mental health assessments, case coordination, community advocate support, and short-term therapeutic interventions. **Position Summary** Seeking a clinical social worker (LGSW or LICSW) to support critical social work coverage including patients presenting with mental health or behavioral crisis. Clinical Social Workers provide trauma informed care and work from an equity lens to support patients and families facing unexpected admissions, trauma, grief/loss, end of life and basic needs. Primary responsibilities for this role will be supporting the needs of patients in our dedicated mental health space within our St. Paul Emergency Department (EmPATH). This will include crisis mental health assessments, reassessments, family sessions, group sessions, safety planning, discharges and transfers. Our social workers work closely with the multidisciplinary team, collaborating to support our patient outcomes and patient/family experience. This position is targeting weekend evening shifts. Schedule: 24hrs /wk. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5p-1a Qualifications : License/Certification/Registration required? \\* Minnesota State LGSW, LICSW preferred Education: \\* Master's degree in social work required. Experience: \\* Experience providing crisis intervention. \\* Two years experience with counseling in a health care related setting or two years experience in a pediatric related setting or completion of graduate internship in either of the above settings. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: \\* Knowledge of community resources. \\* Ability to provide good, clear documentation of work. **Physical Demands** Please click here to view the Physical Demands The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. Annual salaries displayed are based on full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week). Annual salaries for part-time positions will be prorated based on the employee’s scheduled weekly hours in relation to the full-time standard. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs. In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Job Posting: Nov 12, 2026, 9:18:55 AM Job: Other Patient Care Related Primary Location: USA-MN-St. Paul Salary (Pay Basis): 32.93 - 47.64 | |