Job location: Miami, FL

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-10-27
Req: R100035930
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The University of Miami is among the top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation, and one of the largest private employers in South Florida.

With more than 16,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful purpose to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value.  Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.

The University has been named on Forbes's Best Employers list for two consecutive years, and is the only university in Florida to receive this honor.

The University of Miami has an exciting position for a Social Worker, LCSW. The incumbent in this position 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; leads support groups.
• Provides therapy to help patients make positive behavior changes.
• Assists patients and their families through individual, group, and education conferences to understand, accept, and follow treatment recommendations.
• Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs, and monitors and evaluates their progress.
• Maintains current and appropriate documentation in patient chart.
• Acts as a mandated reporter in suspected child abuse cases.
• Clinically evaluates oncology patients for depression, anxiety and provides short-term counseling.
• On-call rotation for the facility to receive and facilitate after-hour calls.
• If deemed clinically necessary, independently facilitates an involuntary examination under the Baker Act, and transfers to the nearest Baker Act receiving facility.
• Services to the community through education, consultation, research, and volunteering to utilize, promote or strengthen the community services, programs, and resources available to meet the needs of cancer survivors.
• Services to the profession to support the appropriate orientation, supervision and evaluation of clinical social workers in oncology; participate in and promote student training and professional education in oncology social work; and advance knowledge through clinical and other research.
• Provides professional oncology specific counseling and therapeutic intervention to patients, families and significant others, utilizing treatment modalities appropriate to the age group of the patient.
• Provides the use of scientific and applied knowledge, theories, and methods for the purpose of describing, preventing, evaluating, and treating individuals, couple, marital, family, or group behavior, based on the person-in-situation perspective of psychosocial development, normal and abnormal behavior, psychopathology, unconscious motivation, interpersonal relationships, environmental stress, differential assessment, differential planning, and data gathering.
• Provides psychotherapeutic services to patients and relatives in individual, couple, or group settings to assist them in adjusting to the physical/psychological difficulties associated with illness.
• Evaluate and provide consultation to the medical team on the social factors relating to illness, hospitalization, diagnosis and recommended treatment of patients.
• Participates in or consults on oncology specific research/education programs.
• 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.

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.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree in relevant field
• Certification in relevant specialty or field
• Minimum 1 year of experience
• Valid Clinical social work license

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:

c106