Candace Nielsen

Candace Nielsen, MSW, LICSW, currently serves as a Hospice Social Worker at HealthPartners since September 2021. Prior experience includes working as an Outpatient Kidney/Pancreas/Auto Islet Transplant Social Worker at the University of Minnesota Medical Center from December 2015 to September 2021, where responsibilities involved conducting psychosocial assessments and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. Candace also worked as an Emergency Department Social Worker and Hospice Home Health Social Worker at North Memorial Health Care, and held the position of Program Director at REM Minnesota Community Services, Inc., managing a diverse caseload. Additional experience includes serving as a Day Treatment Therapist at LifeSpan of Minnesota and a Social Work Intern at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. Academic qualifications include a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Minnesota.