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Essen Medical Associates
Bronx, New York · Hybrid

Licensed Master Social Worker (Hybrid)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$85k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program.

Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary

  • Position Title: Licensed Master Social Worker- Hybrid opportunities
  • Reporting to: Office Division

Job Summary

The Licensed Master Social Worker will be responsible to perform daily social work operations

Responsibilities

  • Assessment of patients referred by Primary Care Provider (PCP) using evidenced based assessment tools.
  • Treatment of behavioral health conditions using evidenced based approaches (CBT, Motivational Interviewing, crisis intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and behavioral activation).
  • Make treatment recommendations during collaborative care team meetings
  • Monitor treatment through care planning and coordination of care with clinical team and health homes.
  • Provide crisis intervention services and risk assessment of patients as needed.
  • Engage clients with limited utilization of behavioral health service through outreach efforts.
  • Document services in a timely fashion.

Engage in Weekly Clinical Supervision

Engage in team meetings and case conferences as needed.

Qualifications

  • LMSW Licensure
  • Master of Social Work Degree from accredited institution
  • Ability to utilize behavioral health screening tools and perform biopsychosocial assessments
  • Utilize DSM-V diagnostic criteria to diagnoses and treat behavioral health conditions
  • Assess for risk and collaborate with psychiatric and clinical team around risk management

Ability to utilize electronic health records for documentation of clinical services and review of relevant health data.

Communicate clinical information in a succinct and comprehensive way to integrated care teams, inclusive of PCP, NP/MD, and Health Home Care Management staff.

  • Therapy Experience
  • Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred
  • Salary: $70,000-$80,000

Equal Opportunity Employer

ESSEN HEALTH CARE IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial AssessmentCase Management

Social Worker Career Context

Essen Medical Associates holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 78 active listings.

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$85kSocial Work median $73k (middle half $69k–$82k)37 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$74k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in New York609 active6,467 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 30% remote · 36% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 6% offer loan repayment671 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,430 in the last 30 days1,522 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Social Work pay trend−1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Essen Medical Associatessilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index78 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • Hybrid
  • Remote