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Queens, New York

Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW)

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85K - $106K

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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, full-time job offering benefits.

Social Worker Level 2

  • Requirements: LMSW or LCSW
  • Schedule: 8:00AM-4:00PM
  • Salary: $85,078

Social Worker Level 3

  • Requirements: LCSW
  • Schedule: 8:00AM-4:00PM or 9:00AM-5:00PM
  • Salary: $95,713

Social Worker Level 4

  • Requirements: LCSW and 1 year of supervisory experience
  • Schedule: 9:00AM-5:00PM
  • Salary: $106,348

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 providing comprehensive psychosocial support to patients and families, conducting rapid psychosocial assessments, and offering crisis intervention and emotional support. The role also involves leading discharge planning, connecting patients to community resources, and acting as a core member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Requirements

Requirements vary by level, starting with LMSW or LCSW for Level 2, requiring LCSW for Level 3, and mandating LCSW plus one year of supervisory experience for Level 4. All roles involve providing psychosocial support and managing patient care coordination within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AdvocacyInterdisciplinary Team Collaboration

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 ~$96k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Social Worker Jobs

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Salary Distribution42 jobs · 23 employers

14
<$85k
8
$85k-100k
7
$100k-115k
9
$115k-130k
4
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 23 employers

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#4

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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

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.

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About Flex Staff

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off