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Queens, New York

Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW), Part-Time, Hospital

Social WorkerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$85K

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Posted 6mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

FlexStaff is seeking Social Workers with various levels of experience to work for one of our clients, the largest city health system for their location in Queens, NY.

This is a permanent, part-time job.

Social Worker Level 2

  • Requirements: LMSW or LCSW
  • Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:00PM-8:30PM and Saturday 9:00AM-12:30PM
  • Salary: $85,078

In this role you would be responsible for providing comprehensive psychosocial support to patients and their families within the hospital setting. They assess patient needs, facilitate discharge planning, connect individuals to vital community resources, offer emotional support, and advocate for patient well-being, ensuring continuity of care and mitigating barriers to recovery.

Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To

  • Conduct rapid psychosocial assessments for patients and families facing acute medical conditions, trauma, or end-of-life.
  • Provide crisis intervention, brief counseling, and emotional support to help patients and families cope with illness, injury, and complex medical decisions.
  • Lead and coordinate comprehensive discharge planning, ensuring safe and timely transitions to post-acute care, home, or other appropriate settings.
  • Identify and connect patients and families to vital community resources, including home health, long-term care, mental health services, financial aid, and transportation.
  • Act as a core member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other specialists to optimize patient care.
  • Advocate for patient rights, ethical considerations, and addressing social determinants of health impacting recovery and discharge.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic health record (EHR), adhering to hospital policies and regulatory standards.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g. location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include conducting rapid psychosocial assessments for patients facing acute medical conditions or end-of-life situations, and providing crisis intervention and emotional support. The role also involves leading discharge planning, connecting patients to community resources, and advocating for patient well-being.

Requirements

Candidates must possess an LMSW or LCSW credential to qualify for this Social Worker Level 2 position. The role requires providing comprehensive psychosocial support, facilitating discharge, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Skills

Patient AdvocacyInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationEHR Documentation

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 ~$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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Salary Distribution42 jobs · 23 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
14%
PSLF eligible
6%
Loan repayment
3%

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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.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 10.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 59% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 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.