Licensed Mental Health Counselor

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Tuition remission

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading health institution in Miami seeks a licensed Mental Health Counselor to support individuals and families by addressing mental and emotional issues. This full-time position requires a master's degree and relevant experience. Key duties include advocacy for clients' resources, crisis intervention, and developing treatment plans. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a valid Florida mental health license. The institution offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required.
• Valid State of Florida Mental Health Professional license required.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for clients' access to resources.
• Provides crisis intervention and counseling.
• Coaches patients on managing health conditions.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient records.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Job description

Licensed Mental Health Counselor page is loaded## Licensed Mental Health Counselorremote type: On-Sitelocations: Miami, FLtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R100093050**Current Employees:**If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this .The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Licensed Mental Health Counselor to work at the UHealth campus in Miami, Fl.**CORE JOB SUMMARY** 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 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. Evaluates the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients’ progress in resolving identified problems and moving toward defined objectives. 7. Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs, and monitors and evaluates their progress. 8. Collaborates with other departments to integrate care where needed. 9. Maintains current and appropriate documentation in patient chart. 10. Maintains confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment. 11. Acts as a mandated reporter in suspected child abuse cases. 12. 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: Master's degree in relevant field required Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida Mental Health Professional license required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:* 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.This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.#LI-YC1The 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. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.**Job Status:**Full time**Employee Type:**StaffThe 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 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.