Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
Listed compensation
$115k-$120k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) – Rhode Island
- Location: Rhode Island
- Work Setting: Remote / Telehealth
- Position Type: Full-Time
- Salary: $115,000–$120,000 per year with full benefits
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Position Summary
We are hiring an LICSW licensed in Rhode Island to provide remote psychotherapy to clients with a range of mental health concerns. The role involves direct clinical work with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and other concerns that may be affecting their personal or family life.
In addition to therapy, you will consider the social and environmental factors that may influence a client’s well-being and coordinate with other providers or services when appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide individual psychotherapy through secure telehealth sessions
- Review relevant client history, current concerns, and psychosocial factors
- Address emotional, behavioral, and mental health concerns within your scope of practice
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records
- Identify social, family, or environmental issues that may affect care
- Coordinate with healthcare professionals and other service providers when needed
- Connect clients with appropriate community or healthcare resources
- Respond to safety or risk concerns according to established procedures
- Maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, and ethical standards
- Follow Rhode Island LICSW licensing and telehealth requirements
- Active Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker license in Rhode Island
- Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited program
- Prior clinical experience providing therapy or behavioral health services
- Strong assessment, treatment planning, and documentation skills
- Comfortable providing services through telehealth
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Apply today and tell us about your clinical experience.
Requirements
Requires an active Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) license in Rhode Island and a Master's degree in Social Work. Candidates must have prior clinical experience and proficiency in assessment, treatment planning, and documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,407 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Social Worker Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 11 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 752 active listings.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · top 25% in social work | ranked against 6,407 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $115k–$120k | Social Work median $88k (middle half $75k–$100k)156 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 50% remote · 26% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Social Work listings | 2,525 in the last 30 days | 1,439 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 79/100 · #1 of 11 for pay | Top Employers work-life index752 active listings |
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