Social Worker, Adult IOP
How this pay compares
This posting states $29–$36 an hour. Open social worker jobs in Minnesota post a median of $38.99 an hour, the middle half $32.34–$40.91, across 24 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Social workers employed in Minnesota earn a median of $35.56 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
What You’ll Do
Hours for this role are Monday - Friday, 8a-430p
Position Description: The Social Worker provides services within the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) service line for individuals with psychiatric needs. Services may be offered in remote based on patient need, though the Social Worker is based at the program location, in person. This position focuses on facilitating admissions, psychoeducation groups, treatment planning, discharge planning, care coordination, communication with the patient's support system, community providers, and others involved in the care of patients. Collaborates daily with psychiatric medical providers and therapists on the patient’s primary treatment team to advance the plan of care within the average patient length of stay.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Uphold and apply knowledge and understanding of emotional and behavioral health diagnosis and treatment.
- Provide effective case psychosocial assessment and suicide risk assessment, discharge planning, and leading psychoeducational groups.
- Develop and revise treatment and complex discharge plans and communicate these with patients, the patients' support system, and the treatment team.
- Communicate with patients and their support system to keep them involved in treatment plan decisions.
- Provide psychoeducation to patients, their support system, and the treatment team, regarding admission process, diagnosis, symptom management, recommendations, discharge plans, safety plans, patient rights, financial impact issues, and other pertinent patient care matters.
- Oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, age-appropriate care.
- Maintains current competency in effective de-escalation of patients using Collaborative Problem Solving ©, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma informed care as applicable to role.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Master’s Degree in Social Work and licensure in the State of Minnesota required (LGSW or LICSW).
- Experience in healthcare setting preferred
- Experience using electronic health records preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word and Outlook
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Products including Word, Outlook, and Teams.
- Able to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form.
- Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks.
- Ability to respond appropriately in times of mental health crisis.
Compensation for this role ranges from $29- $36 per hour depending on licensure and experience.
From Newport Healthcare's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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