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Rochester Regional Health
Fairport, New York

Social Worker LMSW - Outpatient

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$63K–$78K

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Title: Social Worker LMSW - Outpatient
  • Department: Social Work
  • Location: Midvale Commons
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Schedule: Full Time

Summary

The Outpatient Social Worker provides customized clinical interventions, that are evidence-based, to treat underlying, root causes of psychosocial and environmental symptoms. Serves as a liaison between medical professionals and patients to increase collaboration and positive medical outcomes.

Responsibilities

Provides crisis intervention with an immediate safety action plan for patients with suicidal, homicidal, hallucinating, substance abuse, and interpersonal violence/abuse issues.

Provides Social Work assessments that identify the underlying root cause of psychosocial and environmental symptoms.

Creates a care plan and links patient with services to address the needs of the patient. Manages referrals regarding psychosocial needs and determines appropriate interventions and strategies to meet those needs.

Facilitates behavioral change through the use of Clinical Interventions such as but not limited to; Motivational Interviewing, Collaborative Care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation, and Problem-Solving Therapy.

  • Creates customized interventions for specialty populations.
  • Completes diagnostic screening tools such as the PHQ screenings, Edinburgh, CAGE, and GAD 7.
  • Diagnoses patients using the DSM V.
  • Documents all services in accordance with clinical guidelines and policies.
  • For CompassionNet: Must have ability to travel

Required Qualifications

  • Required Degree: Master’s Degree in Social Work
  • Required Certification/Licensure: NYS LMSW or NYS LCSW

Preferred Qualifications

  • One (1) to three (3) years of social work experience in a health care or home care setting
  • End renal stage disease experience (dialysis)
  • Compassionate, warm and patient focused
  • Exceptional documentation and planning skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • For CompassionNet: Minimum one (1) to three (3) years pediatric and/or palliative care experience

Education

MS: Social Work (Required)

Licenses / Certifications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Pay Range

$62,500.00 - $78,250.00

City

Fairport

Postal CODE

14450

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work and possess a valid NYS LMSW or LCSW license. Preferred qualifications include one to three years of experience in a healthcare or home care setting.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Social work assessmentCare planningSafety planningCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker LMSW - Outpatient at Rochester Regional Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,110 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Master Social Worker (LMSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 34% 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 ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,110 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Fairport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k≈ 6.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,744/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
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.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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