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Trinity Health
Troy, New York

Ambulatory Care Behavioral Health Social Worker

Social WorkerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$43.08/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Description

Ambulatory Care Social Worker – Troy, NY

If you are looking for a position as a Social Worker in the Troy area, full-time, this could be your opportunity. Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.

Position Highlights

  • Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
  • Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
  • Work/Life: Monday – Friday

What Will You Do

SPHP has a rewarding full time opportunity for a licensed social worker to join our teams in the Capital Region.

Ambulatory Care Behavioral Health Social Worker provides advanced clinician social work services, care planning, case management, and community resource coordination to patients and their families who utilize inpatient and outpatient medical services.

The work involves the use of motivational interviewing, assessment and clinical interventions aimed at positively affecting the physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning of patients and their families. Social Work actively participates in QI initiatives within the hospital ambulatory setting.

The Behavioral Health Social Worker plays a significant role within our Accountable Care Organizations and assisting members in our accountable care organization where we are responsible for ensuring the highest outcomes, satisfaction and value in the total cost of care as well as our most vulnerable community members in mitigating Social Influencers of Health and making valuable connections to Community Based Organizations as well as Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder resources and any other needs within the Social Work Scope of Practice.

Responsibilities Also Include

collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and delivering Integrated Care, quality outcomes and ensuring appropriate utilization of resources.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work is required
  • NYS LMSW or LCSW is preferred
  • Three years previous clinical experience in Medical, Psychiatric or Health Care Setting required
  • Some supervisory experience preferred.

Pay Range: $30.00-$43.08

Pay is based on experience. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.”

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The social worker provides advanced clinical services, including care planning, case management, and community resource coordination for patients in ambulatory settings. They collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to address social influencers of health and ensure high-quality, person-centered care outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentMental health supportQuality improvementPatient advocacyMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Ambulatory Care Behavioral Health Social Worker at Trinity Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,454 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,454 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$62k–$90kSocial Work median $59k (middle half $45k–$75k)26 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$70k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in New York615 active6,545 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 34% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Social Worker listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 6% offer loan repayment685 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+1.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,454 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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21
<$80k
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2
$120k
2
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
40%
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C)

$115k-$120k
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,454 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Trinity Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Albany, NY
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition allowance
Career development
Strong orientation program

Living in Troy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$302k
Typical market rent
$1,473/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.