Counselor/Social Worker/Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30.506-$51.144/hr

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Job Description

St. John's Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality, compassionate health care utilizing the latest, state-of-the-art medical technology. Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, St. John's Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

St. John’s has been an integral part of the community since the 1890's and its’ commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals’ vision, mission and value.

St. John's Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community service.

In 1894, the Cochran School of Nursing, the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area, was founded, thus making the St. John's Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital, but the heart and soul.

St. John’s dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients. The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St. John's Riverside Hospital to their care.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong

Responsibilities

Maintain ongoing participation in the daily operation of the program through the provision of various clinical and therapeutic activities for the provision of substance use disorder treatment services. Maintains clinical records in compliance with all regulatory bodies and SJRH/BHS policies and procedures.

Provides assessment, case management, intervention, orientation, treatment planning, individual/group treatment services and discharge planning for patients and their families. Collaborates with internal staff and external community resources for client treatment purposes and relationship building.

Participate in all necessary activities to ensure payment for treatment services by insurance/managed care companies including, but not limited to, Medicaid/Medicare. Prepare reports, maintain statistical data, and attends meetings, as assigned.

Qualifications

Must possess a minimum of one year of providing substance use disorder treatment service or two years experience as social worker or two years experience as a mental health counselor. DOC clearance for all jail-based positions. HS diploma or GED required.

Social workers are required to have a Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school. LCSW or LMSW preferred.

Mental Health Counselors are required to have a Master’s or Doctoral degree in mental health counseling from an accredited school. LMHC preferred.

CASAC and/or other QHP preferred, except in cases where it is required to meet regulatory QHP staffing requirement ratios.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical documentationIndividual therapyGroup therapyPatient assessmentCrisis interventionRegulatory complianceInsurance billingData reporting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Counselor/Social Worker/Licensed Mental Health Counselor at St. John's Riverside Hospital a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Social Work) — ranked against 34 active Addiction Medicine (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Addiction Medicine — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k 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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Benefits & Perks29 jobs

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.7this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Addiction Medicine (Social Work) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 34 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Yonkers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$756k
Typical market rent
$2,755/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 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.

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