MSW-Social Worker

Job Category Care Management and Social Work Services

Posting Date 01/23/2026, 03:47 PM

Locations 210 East 64th Street, New York, NY, 10065, US

Job Schedule Full time

Internal Posting Start Date 01/02/2026

Internal Posting End Date 01/09/2026

Minimum Salary/Range* 41.3977

Maximum Salary/Range* 53.3040

Shift Days

Shift Begin Time 9:00 AM

Shift End Time 5:00 PM

Schedule Full Time

Job Description
Performs psychosocial assessments of and on-going direct social work services to patients and families; participates in formulating and implementing discharge plans; identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address those needs; and participates in educational activities.

Job Responsibility

Performs psychosocial assessment of patients and families.

Provides introduction and orientation to newly admitted patients/families.

Evaluates new admissions by interviewing patients and families, contacting other agencies, if indicated, and reviewing available information.

Prepares psychosocial assessments of patients and families using knowledge and understanding of needs of adults/geriatrics.

Prepares comprehensive care plans.

Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.

Maintains documentation of initial contacts with patient/families and of psychosocial assessments.

Formulates and implements psychosocial treatment plans.

Employs clinical skills in counseling individuals and families regarding coping/adjusting to illness and placement and discharge planning.

Formulates and implements discharge plans.

Establishes and maintains professional relationship with patients and families.

Incorporates knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs in planning.

Negotiates community systems and programs.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team.

Implements and continuously evaluates treatment plans.

Provides social work services in accordance with required standards

Utilizes knowledge of financial/reimbursement/regulatory systems and requirements in providing services to patients and families.

Completes MDS forms, as required.

Anticipates needs/problems in case management. Maintains documentation of case activity/data.

Identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address them.

Collaborates with staff to identify unmet needs.

Participates with staff in group functioning – Patient Council and other patient/family groups.

Coordinates family groups.

Utilizes knowledge of Social Work treatment modalities in assessing program needs.

Represents the facility and department when meeting with community agencies.

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.

Job Qualification

Master's Degree in Social Work, required.

LMSW required within one (1) year of employment, required.

Clinical experience, preferred.

*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.

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