Social Worker, LCSW

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The department of Neurology has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Social Worker to work at UHealth. 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.

• Responsible for social work services at MD and interdisciplinary FMD, HD, and FMD clinics.

• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary staff to design and implement treatment plans for the patient.

• Conducts suitability assessments of patients in the routine and interdisciplinary clinics.

• Provides psycho-social assessment and diagnosis of behavioral disabilities with recommendations to identify emotional, social, and environmental Strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.

• Collaborate with the health care team and involve the patient/family in the development and implementation of plans.

• Facilitate care planning across an Interdisciplinary care continuum which includes interacting with consulting physicians, third party payer and other health care providers to facilitate movement of the patient through the system and arrangement of an appropriate treatment plans.

• Provides information and referral to public or private agencies with appropriate follow-up.

• Provides information to patients about appropriate insurances and disability process.

• Recruits and onboards SW interns and students with the assistance of administration and HR.

• Performs competency reviews of interns.

• Supervises interns and MSW students.

• Responsible for completing disability forms, workers compensation, Medicaid waiver forms and other governmental program forms and any other forms as assigned.

• Completes letters as assigned.

• Provides information and referrals of other agencies that may offer services for patients

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

• Certification in relevant specialty or field

• Minimum 1 year of experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.

• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.

• Commitment to the University’s core values.

• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

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.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

H11