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NYU Langone Health
Patchogue, New York

Social Worker II - Neuro - Patchogue

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$112k-$122k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery.

We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values.

We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Social Worker II - Neuro - Patchogue.

In this role, the successful candidate will provide psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment as well as consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with the patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders.

Job Responsibilities

  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation. Formulates, develops, and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work treatments and interventions. Documents assessment, plan, interactions, and interventions according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
  • Treats and manages mental health and/or substance abuse problems. Assists with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc. Provides training and consultative services to other health care professionals.
  • Arranges, procures, and coordinates patient and/or family pre and post hospital or treatment needs.
  • Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation. May utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies. Provides teaching and training for students and staff from social work and other disciplines.
  • Participates in multi-disciplinary health care teams and provides leadership in representing the clinical social work perspective to and being a liaison for patients and families.
  • Maintains records and statistics and documents assessments, plans, interactions, and interventions according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
  • Attends and participates in staff, committee, departmental, institutional, and other administrative meetings and continuous quality improvement efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a Master's Degree Social Work Required. Current and valid New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license Required. 3-5 years Social work in a health care setting or social service agency Required.

Strong working knowledge of clinical social work practice, relevant medical and/or legal issues that impact patient care, and medical center resources to access and provide for patient care needs Required.

Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, assessment, counseling, multitasking, detail orientation, and organizational skills Required. Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Required..

Required Licenses: Lic Clinical Social Worker

Preferred Qualifications

1-2 years Social work in a clinical setting Preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement.

The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support.

Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters.

Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $112,079.10 - $122,225.21 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment for patients and families coping with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, or life situations, including managing mental health and substance abuse issues. Responsibilities also include arranging post-hospital needs, providing education, participating in multidisciplinary teams, and documenting all interactions according to institutional standards.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work and a current, valid New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license. A minimum of 3-5 years of social work experience in a healthcare or social service setting is required, along with strong knowledge of clinical social work practice and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyFamily TherapyDocumentationInterpersonal Skills

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$117k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $109k 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,472 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Patchogue

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$610k≈ 5.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,805/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.