Social Worker II - LMSW, Acute Care Contract $60/hr

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health FLEXSTAFF LMSW in New York, NY provides social work services to patients and families across ED and inpatient settings, using psychosocial assessments to support patient functioning and discharge planning.

The role emphasizes advocacy, crisis intervention, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care transitions and resource utilization.

Qualifications

• Must hold MSW degree and NY licensure as LMSW or Clinical Social Worker.
• 1–3 years of relevant social work experience required.
• Experience in hospital settings and care coordination is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group social work services to patients and families in health care settings.
• Uses psychosocial assessment skills to guide care.
• Identifies high-risk patients and coordinates with care teams.
• Maintains professional documentation per site policies.

Skills

Cultural competence

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Psychoeducation

Crisis intervention

Education

Master of Social Work

Job description

New York, New York, United States

Job Info

• Job Identification 203051
• Job Category Care Management and Social Work Services
• Posting Date 11/03/2026, 02:37 PM
• Locations 200 West 13th Street, New York, NY, 10011, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Minimum Salary/Range* 45.0000
• Maximum Salary/Range* 62.0000
• Shift Begin Time 8:0 AM
• Shift End Time 4:0 PM
• Requisition Primary Location New York, NY, United States

Job Description

FLEXSTAFF LMSW - ED and Inpatient

Provides individual, and/or group work services to patients and/or their families in various health care settings. Utilizes psychosocial assessment skills to deliver social work services.

Responsibilities:

• Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning
• Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify patients in need of or who could benefit from social work assessment and intervention. Advocates on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care, assesses barriers and offers solutions
• Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggests potential impact on overall care of patient
• Provides psycho education, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families
• Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and timely and in line with the expectations of the site and promote patient choice. Initiates communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed
• Incorporates knowledge of community resource sand entitlement programs in all planning
• Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by site policies and procedures
• Represents department and profession is various hospital/site based committees and work groups
• May assign and monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students; assigns cases to students and monitors work through weekly supervisory meetings; writes all required evaluations of students field placement performance
• Consults with program management regarding students training program, progress, development, and placement experience; meets with students faculty advisor at prescribed intervals
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work required
• Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.