Social Worker
Listed compensation
$24-$27.86/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Taconic Health Care as a Social Worker – Skilled Nursing, Days in Highland, NY, USA.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $24 - $27.86/hr.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) for Full-Time and Part-Time
- Weekly or Same-Day Pay Options
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Retirement Saving Options
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Taconic Health Care as a Social Worker – Skilled Nursing, Days.
Key Responsibilities
The Social Worker will assess the psychosocial needs of residents, facilitate care planning, and coordinate discharge services. They will also serve as a liaison between residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, resident-centered care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or a related field. At least one year of experience working with a geriatric population in a healthcare setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
In New York, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (548 salary observations; 684 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (4,784 salary observations; 10,468 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 26% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$54k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $50k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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