Social Worker, MSW

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The UHealth system at the University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Social Worker at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. SUMMARY Interviews clients and their families and coordinates and plans programs and activities to meet their social and emotional needs. Provides crisis intervention and assists families in understanding the implications and complexities of the medical situation and its impact on lifestyle. Department Specific Functions Clinically evaluates patients for depression, anxiety and provides short-term counseling. On-call rotation for the facility to receive and facilitate after-hour calls. Presents at educational conferences as the experts in psychosocial practice. 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 patients. Services to the profession to support the appropriate orientation, supervision, and evaluation of clinical social workers; participate in and promote student training and professional education in social work; and advance knowledge through clinical and other research. Provides professional 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. Counsel patients and relatives on psychosocial ramifications of their medical condition which may include grief counseling. Evaluate and provide consultation to the medical team on the social factors relating to illness, hospitalization, diagnosis, and recommended treatment of patients. Leads or co-leads specific support groups. Assumes the role of patient advocate. Participates in or consults on social work-related research/education programs. Educates patients and families regarding advance directives and assists in the completion of appropriate documents. Administers a specialized program (such as suicide prevention or formal research project) where supervision is not a major responsibility. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary staff to design and implement treatment plans and discharge plans for the patient. Supports and maintains the standards of UHealth and the social work profession. Participates in orientation and training of social work and multidisciplinary staff. Participates in specific research projects as required. Maintains current knowledge in social work practice and specific knowledge of the bio-psychosocial issues of the specific age groups served. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work
Person hired into this position is required to be licensed within three years of start date.
Minimum 1 year of experience
BLS Certified (within 3 months of hire)

Responsibilities

Interviews clients and their families and coordinates and plans programs and activities to meet their social and emotional needs.
Provides crisis intervention and assists families in understanding the implications and complexities of the medical situation and its impact on lifestyle.
Clinically evaluates patients for depression, anxiety and provides short-term counseling.
On-call rotation for the facility to receive and facilitate after-hour calls.
Presents at educational conferences as the experts in psychosocial practice.
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 patients.
Services to the profession to support the appropriate orientation, supervision, and evaluation of clinical social workers; participate in and promote student training and professional education in social work; and advance knowledge through clinical and other research.
Provides professional 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.
Counsel patients and relatives on psychosocial ramifications of their medical condition which may include grief counseling.
Evaluate and provide consultation to the medical team on the social factors relating to illness, hospitalization, diagnosis, and recommended treatment of patients.
Leads or co-leads specific support groups.
Assumes the role of patient advocate.
Educates patients and families regarding advance directives and assists in the completion of appropriate documents.
Administers a specialized program (such as suicide prevention or formal research project) where supervision is not a major responsibility.
Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary staff to design and implement treatment plans and discharge plans for the patient.
Supports and maintains the standards of UHealth and the social work profession.
Participates in orientation and training of social work and multidisciplinary staff.
Participates in specific research projects as required.
Maintains current knowledge in social work practice and specific knowledge of the bio-psychosocial issues of the specific age groups served.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Able to provide systematic psychosocial screening and assessments regarding mental status and psychopathology and communicating pertinent information to the healthcare team.
Able to demonstrate the ability to advocate for psychosocial-spiritual concerns and ensure that care is safe, efficient, effective, person-centered, timely, and culturally congruent.
Documents appropriately and thoroughly in the electronic medical record.
Formulate, develop, and implement a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions.
Collaborate with the health care team and involve the patient/family in the development and implementation of plans.
Facilitate discharge planning across a multidisciplinary care continuum that 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.
Be able to provide appropriate referrals depending on the needs of the patient.
Be able to assist with financial issues.
Facilitate relaxation exercises and assist patients and family members in achieving positive coping strategies.
Provide education and counseling to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's illness and/or life situation.
May utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies.
Develop and facilitate support groups or special functions.
Address and facilitate advance directives and able to assist patient/family with completion.
Able to practice with commitment to provide evidence-based care.
Address survivorship issues
Provide education to other health care professionals.
Participates in or consults on research/education programs.
May function as a resource to other staff as appropriate.