Social Worker
Fargo, NDFull-time$24–36/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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The Social Worker provides counseling and supportive services to patients and families, coordinates healthcare programs and care plans, and connects people with social, health, and human-service resources. The role includes crisis intervention, advocacy, care conferences, and responding to suspected abuse, neglect, or violence. A bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field and an applicable state social-work license are required; healthcare or mental-health hospital experience is preferred.
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Careers With Purpose
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Southpointe Clinic Location: Fargo, ND Address: 2400 32nd Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103, USA Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $24.00 - $36.00
Job Summary
Provides supportive services/counseling on healthcare and home care programs and services. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team in providing assistance with social, emotional and economical concerns of patients/clients/residents and families/caregivers, thus enabling them to achieve or maintain an optimal level of functioning by coordinating and planning programs. Provides crisis intervention and assists families in understanding the implications and complexities of medical situations. Coordinates healthcare programs among patients/clients/residents, families/caregivers and psychosocial and healthcare teams/communities. Demonstrates knowledge of human behavior and developmental stages.
Responds to suspected abuse, neglect or violence in accordance with the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics policies and procedures alongside the appropriate state laws. Develops appropriate plan of care for patients/clients/residents and families/caregivers by obtaining resources from the social, health and human services agencies. Provides referrals, current information and/or education regarding programs and services available. Demonstrates commitment to the organization by utilizing time effectively, participating in special projects/assignments and exhibiting flexibility when necessary. Demonstrates professionalism by participating in care conferences and transitional rounding, serving as an advocate. Demonstrates efficacy in critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making. Possesses written and verbal communication skills while establishing a rapport with patients/clients/residents, families/caregivers and communities and healthcare teams/communities. Displays independent judgement. Actively participates with the healthcare teams.
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Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited curriculum required.
Healthcare and/or mental health hospital experience preferred.
Depending on location, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six weeks of employment. Within 3 month, will be required to possess multi-state licensure privilege.
Must possess a license in good standing in state(s) of practice:
In Minnesota:
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or other allowed credential based on Minnesota statue
In North Dakota:
Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW)
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0280141 Job Function: Care Coordination Featured: No
How this job compares
Set against the 3,278 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24–36/hr
- US median$31–45/hr948 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30/hr, is 21% below the US median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Social Worker hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Social Worker jobs in North Dakota and 3,278 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,625 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,218 of the 3,278 open Social Worker jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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