Pays $45-$62/hr — Social Worker market median is ~$109k (110 jobs)
Social Worker II - LMSW, Behavorial Health (Remote)
About the Role
Remote LMSW for inpatient acute care. Provide psychosocial assessments, counseling, and discharge planning. Salary $93,600-$128,960.
Join Northwell as a Social Worker II – LMSW, Behavioral Health (Remote) in Valley Stream, New York. FLEXSTAFF LMSW - Inpatient Acute Care 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.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $45 - $62/hour.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Remote position - work from anywhere.
This position offers remote work flexibility. Work with Northwell in Valley Stream, New York.
Key Responsibilities
The social worker provides direct psychosocial assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families. They also formulate treatment and discharge plans while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master of Social Work degree and possess a current New York State license as an LMSW or LCSW. A minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience is required for this role.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker II - LMSW, Behavorial Health (Remote) at Northwell a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Social Worker Career Context
Northwell holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 466 active listings.
Of the 49 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 65% are remote, 27% have no call, 69% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.1/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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