Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. The University of Miami Health System, "UHealth", Department of Pediatrics has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Licensed Mental Health Counselor to work in Miami. The Licensed Mental Health Counselor works with individuals, families, and groups in treating mental, behavioral, and emotional problems and disorders. This position provides specialized knowledge in substance abuse, domestic abuse, grief counseling, workplace problems, and management consultation. 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. 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. Evaluates the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients’ progress in resolving identified problems and moving toward defined objectives. Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs and monitors and evaluates their progress. Collaborates with other departments to integrate care where needed. Maintains current and appropriate documentation in patient chart. Maintains confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment. Acts as a mandated reporter in suspected child abuse cases. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. Department Specific Functions: Provides psychoeducational testing as needed to patients with hematological disorders under the supervision of team psychologist. Provides consultation, individual, and family outpatient psychotherapy (brief and long-term). Common presenting problems are: crisis intervention, pain management, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, adherence to medical regimen, and overall coping with treatment. Consult with medical team and provide feedback after consultations. Participate in patient educational activities held throughout the year. Collect patient reported outcome data as standard of care as well as for research protocols as needed. 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: Master's degree in relevant field required Minimum 1 year of relevant experience with children/adolescents Experience with patients with chronic illness is preferred Valid State of Florida Mental Health Professional license required Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment Ability to work in an outpatient clinic setting 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 appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered. #LI-AS1 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. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff Pay Grade: H8 The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. Transforming lives With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. 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