Social Worker

About the role

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Psychiatry has an exciting opportunity for a full time Social Worker to work in Miami, FL. The Social Worker 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.

Responsibilities

• Interviews clients and their families and coordinates 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.
• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental problems.
• Formulates and implements plans utilizing appropriate social work interventions.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team and involves the patients and families in the development and implementation of plans.
• Assists with the screening, identification, and management of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and rape.
• Makes referrals and serves as a resource for the healthcare team and serves as a patient advocate.
• Maintains a working knowledge of relevant medical and legal issues and preserves records and statistics.
• Attends and participates in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs, and monitors and evaluates their progress through the Behavioral Health Hub programs.
• Refers patients and their families to specialized social services and treatment programs in accordance with their needs, monitors, evaluates, and reports on their progress.
• Supports the UM BHH Pediatric site with comprehensive practice transformation services, including training, technical assistance, telepsychiatry consults (e.g., psychiatrists and psychologists), and care coordination/management to advance quality improvement, patient-centered care, and characteristics of high performing primary care including the integration of Behavioral Health Services.
• Serves as a key contact for the Florida Department of Health Behavioral Health grant; plays an integral part in program development under the Program Management team and is responsible for adherence to BHH contract deliverables.
• Attends FL DOH collaborative meetings.
• Meets with potential pediatric providers and networks with behavioral health organizations.
• Responsible for BHH referrals, triage, and assessing social services intakes; serves as liaison for provider-to-provider consultations.
• Recommends training topics for the UM Behavioral Health Hub.
• Monitors referrals via the BHH inbox (bhh@miami.edu), EPIC Ambulatory referrals, and follows up BHH referrals within 48 hours of referral.
• Initiates social services assessments including GOT Transition Assessment Survey and PSC-17 assessment forms.
• Responsible for updating logs and reports required to submit within the BHH Tasks and State Deliverables based on Annual and Quarterly timelines.
• Creates and maintains medical records for all clients receiving BHH services through the contract requirement, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and regulatory standards.
• Maintains and submits enrolled providers and Client Satisfaction Assessment feedback forms under the supervision of the Program Manager to the DOH BHH.
• Ensures a minimum of 60 clients are referred to the BHH each quarter, completing the Client Roster for each referral and submitting it with the Quarterly Progress Report.

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work
• Minimum 1 year of experience
• 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.

Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Schedule

Full time