Clinical Licensed Social Worker, LCSW (H)

Current Employees

If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. Social Worker, LCSW The University of Miami/UHealth has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Social Worker, LCSW to work at the UHealth Medical Campus in Miami, FL. The Social Worker, LCSW works with clients in order to help them deal with issues involving mental and emotional health. This position provides emotional support, mental health evaluations and therapy, and case management services. Core Responsibilities Advocates for and helps clients gain access to resources while confronting their personal issues. Counsels and provides crisis intervention for patients, including assessment and treatment of behavioral problems. Coaches patients on how to manage ongoing health conditions. Provides therapy to help patients make positive behavior changes. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. Department Specific Functions Responsible for social work services at the multidisciplinary ALS and MDA multispecialty and regular clinics. Conducts suitability assessments of patients in the multidisciplinary clinic. Provides psycho-social assessment and diagnosis of behavioral disabilities with recommendations. Provides information and referral to public or private agencies with appropriate follow-up. Provides information to patients about appropriate insurances and disability process. Responsible for completing disability forms, workers compensation, Medicaid waiver forms and other governmental program forms. Provides information and referrals of other agencies that may offer services for patients with ALS. Provide brief support and counseling to patients and families to help adjust and adapt to a changed lifestyle. Identify patient abuse or neglect and make contact with state investigating agency when appropriate- reports abuse as identified. Identify environmental impediments to patient progress through interview and review of patient records Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned. Maintains confidentiality of all patients’ information according to HIPPA guidelines from University of Miami. Performs other duties as assigned. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. Core Qualifications Master's degree in Social Work Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required Valid State of Florida licensed clinical social worker

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

Teamwork

• Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical
• Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

Communication

Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders. #LI-EB1 The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status

Full time Employee Type: Staff The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.