Transplant Social Worker (LMSW) — Patient & Caregiver Navigator

Mayo Career Site UK; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic Arizona transplant social worker delivers specialized psychosocial care across advanced heart failure, LVAD, and heart transplantation, within a collaborative team setting. You will support patients and families from evaluation through waitlist management, hospitalization, and lifelong post-transplant follow-up.

This role requires advanced clinical judgment, strong psychosocial assessment skills, and the ability to perform urgent evaluations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced psychosocial assessment skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with sound decision-making.
• Knowledge of insurance, disability, and financial assistance resources.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and caregivers from evaluation through post-transplant follow-up.
• Coordinate candidacy review, waitlist management, and hospitalization planning.
• Address clinical, emotional, logistical, and caregiver needs.
• Navigate insurance and financial assistance resources with clarity.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Psychosocial assessment

Urgent evaluations

Caregiver support

Job description

Mayo Clinic Arizona transplant social worker delivers specialized psychosocial care across advanced heart failure, LVAD, and heart transplantation, within a collaborative team setting. You will support patients and families from evaluation through waitlist management, hospitalization, and lifelong post-transplant follow-up.

This role requires advanced clinical judgment, strong psychosocial assessment skills, and the ability to perform urgent evaluations in a fast-paced environment.