Social Worker - Lvl II

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; Roosevelt (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler on Roosevelt Island seeks a Social Worker II to manage a caseload, provide psychosocial support, and coordinate discharge planning. The role collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to meet resident needs and supports community services while upholding ICARE values.

The position emphasizes comprehensive social work services, documentation integrity, and ongoing professional development within the Social Work Services department.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering psychosocial support and assessments.
• Ability to develop discharge and aftercare plans.
• Strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload across units with thorough documentation.
• Provide discharge planning guidance to ensure safe transitions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop care plans.
• Offer psychosocial support to residents and families.
• Educate other disciplines on social work concepts.
• Assist with voter registration when needed.
• Contribute to performance improvement activities.

Skills

Caseload management

Discharge planning

Psychosocial assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

LMSW license (NYSED)

LCSW license (NYSED)

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Coler ranks #10 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026; earned a high-performance rating for Long-Term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026; and received a 2024 Silver Beacon Award for Memory Care.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

10:00 A.M – 6:00 P.M

Responsibilities

For Assignment to Level II

• 1. Valid license as an LMSW issued by the NYSED; or
• 2. Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.

Duties & Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW: (Primary Purpose of Position)

The Social Worker II reports directly to the Director of Social Work. This position is expected to fulfill the duties and responsibilities assigned in a consistent and affective manner to meet standards of performance established by New York City Health+ Hospitals and Coler Facility Missions, Vision, and Values. This position is responsible for the provision of the scope of social work services to the residents and their significant others at Coler.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (List in order of importance to role and time spent on function)

Under the general supervision of the Director of Social Work, with some latitude for independent judgement and decision making:

• Maintains a caseload of several units, completing all necessary documentation, providing screening, assessment, psychosocial support, and assisting with concerns, complaints and grievances.
• Provides discharge planning guidance and assistance, ensuring timely safe discharges of discharge-ready residents.
• Confers and consults with professionals in other disciplines to determine and implement a multidisciplinary approach to resident care and to develop care plans, evaluate residents' progress, develop discharge and aftercare plans and recommend alternative action or treatment.
• Participates in unit team meetings and multidisciplinary meetings to discuss resident care and discharge planning.
• Provides outreach services, makes referrals to other governmental, public and/or community agencies, prepares residents to accept services, provides direct social work services on high-risk cases and may escort residents in connection with community activities and referrals, as needed.
• Participates in departmental coverage when needed.
• Orients and educates members of other professional disciplines on social work concepts and functions.
• Assists with voter registration and voting process.
• Conducts performance improvement activities within the department related to social work practice.
• May provide supervision for social work students, if permitted by the Director of Social Work.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Social Work.

JOB DETAILS

$85,078

Position type:

Full-Time

Department:

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES

Category:

Social Services

Posted:

Aug 11, 2026

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler

900 Main Street

Roosevelt Island, NY 10044

ABOUT NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, annually serving more than a million New Yorkers in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our mission is to care for all, without exception.