Social Worker - Complex Discharge Team

Mount Sinai Health System

3 days ago

New York, New York$85K - $102KFull TimeSocial Work

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Mount Sinai Health System as a Social Worker – Complex Discharge Team in United States.

Key Responsibilities

must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners.

will work collaboratively with case management, medical teams, and leadership to follow medically and/or psychosocially high risk patients throughout adult medicine and surgery units for the primary purpose of reducing the length of stay and improving the outcomes and experience for these patients and their families who have several barriers to discharge.

will primarily be identified weekly, through long-stay rounds, history of multiple readmissions, referrals from unit based teams and patients known to CDT from prior admissions.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $85K - $102K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Mount Sinai Health System as a Social Worker – Complex Discharge Team.

Key Skills

Social workCase managementDischarge planningPatient careInterprofessional collaborationCommunication skillsAnalytical skillsPresentation skillsPsychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionMedical social workCare coordination

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid NYS LMSW or LCSW license and possess experience in medicine or surgery inpatient settings. Strong collaborative, communication, and analytical skills are required to manage patient care and lead hospital initiatives.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker - Complex Discharge Team at Mount Sinai Health System a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Social Work physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at Mount Sinai Health System is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

Mount Sinai Health System lists compensation for this physician position at $85k to $102k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in New York, New York.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($85k–$102k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Social work, Case management, Discharge planning, Patient care, Interprofessional collaboration, Communication skills, Analytical skills, Presentation skills. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The social worker will collaborate with medical teams and case management to support high-risk patients in adult medicine and surgery units. The primary goal is to reduce length of stay and improve patient outcomes by addressing complex barriers to discharge.

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