MEDICAL COUNSELOR (Harlem, NY)
Listed compensation
$21.5-$23.11/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Life's WORC as a Medical Counselor – Harlem, NY in United States. * The pay rate range for this position is $21.50-23.
Key Responsibilities
- Accompany and advocate for the people we support on medical/dental appointments and emergency room visits
- Schedule all medical appointment in coordination with the Nurse and Management team
- Maintenance of a medical appointment calendar in coordination with the Nurse and Manager
- Meets with the Nurse and Management team daily/as needed weekly to coordinate information brought to and from appointments
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Prior experience working with persons with developmental disabilities
- Minimum six months’ experience with Life’s WORC or similar agency in capacity of Support Counselor or in another health related field
- Valid Driver’s License required RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE;
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $21.50 - $23.11/hr
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
Work with Life's WORC in United States.
Certifications
Key Skills
Developmental Disabilities — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 58% 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 ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates MEDICAL COUNSELOR (Harlem, NY) at Life's WORC a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Counseling — ranked against 12,790 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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- No weekends
- No nights