Social Worker, LCSW - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Social Worker, LCSW - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is currently seeking a full time Social Worker LCSW to work in Miami. The Social Worker LCSW provides psychosocial assessments intervention and/or treatment and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with their hospitalization illness diagnosis and/or life situation and meet the continuing needs of patients post hospitalization. The Social Worker LCSW administers a broad variety of therapies and is the designated expert consultant or source of knowledge within the social work profession.
Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional social and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis illness treatment and/or life situation. Administers a broad variety of therapies and is the designated expert consultant or source of knowledge within the social work profession. Formulates develops and implements a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions. Collaborates with the health care team and involves the patient/family in the development and implementation of plans. Facilitates discharge planning across a multidisciplinary 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 discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary staff to design and implement treatment plans and discharge plans for the patient. Provides education and counseling to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patients illness and/or life situation. May utilize crisis intervention brief and long-term individual group and family therapies. Supervises Master of Social Work (MSW) students. May function as a resource to other staff as appropriate. Provides education to other health care professionals. Participates in or consults on research/education programs.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Advocates for and helps clients gain access to resources while confronting their personal issues.
2. Counsels and provides crisis intervention for patients including assessment and treatment of behavioral problems.
3. Coaches patients on how to manage ongoing health conditions.
4. Provides therapy to help patients make positive behavior changes.
5. Assists patients and their families through individual group and education conferences to understand accept and follow treatment recommendations.
6. Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs and monitors and evaluates their progress.
7. Collaborates with the other departments to integrate care where needed.
8. Maintains current and appropriate documentation in patient chart.
9. Acts as a mandated reporter in suspected child abuse cases.
10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
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
Education:
Masters Degree in Social Work
Certification and Licensing:
Certification in relevant specialty or field
Experience:
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 Universitys 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 Floridas 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. Were the challenge youve been looking for.
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Job Status:
Full timeEmployee Type:
StaffPay Grade:
H11Employment Type
Full-Time
