Therapist Licensed

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami’s Pediatrics department seeks a full-time Licensed Therapist to deliver case management, group therapy, psychoeducation, and discharge planning. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans, conduct psychosocial evaluations, and provide individual and group counseling, while maintaining thorough documentation and ensuring privacy.

Qualifications include a Master’s degree in a relevant field and Florida licensure, with at least one year of

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Valid State of Florida licensure.
• Eligible in relevant field.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Relates to and interacts well with patients to meet age-specific needs.
• Interviews and evaluates patients to determine need and develops treatment plans.
• Works with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate psychosocial services.
• Prepares progress notes, reports, and maintains case records.
• Conducts individual and group psychoeducation and counseling sessions.
• Completes psychosocial evaluations and diagnoses and makes treatment recommendations.
• Interprets clinical information from interviews and medical sources.
• Completes and maintains required documentation.
• Performs routine data collection for studies.
• Serves as program liaison to collaborating providers.

Skills

Case management

Group therapy

Psychoeducation

Client assessment

Discharge planning

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Documentation software

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami,

The department of Pediatrics has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Therapist, Licensed. The Therapist, Licensed coordinates and provides individualized case management, group therapy, and bio-psychosocial assessment services, including group counseling and psychoeducation. The incumbent demonstrates expertise in the development of client resources, individual counseling, discharge and continuing care planning, and client placement.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Relates to and interacts well with patients to meet their age-specific physical and psychosocial needs.
• Interviews and evaluates patients to determine need and develops treatment plans accordingly.
• Works in conjunction with multidisciplinary service teams to ensure implementation of coordinated psychosocial services.
• Prepares progress notes, reports, and correspondence for assigned patients, and maintains case records.
• Conducts ongoing individual and group psychoeducation and counseling sessions with patients.
• Completes psychosocial evaluations, diagnoses psychological disorders, prepares comprehensive clinical summaries, and makes recommendations for treatment.
• Interprets psychological or psychiatric case information based on patient interviews and medical or psychiatric sources.
• Completes and maintains all required client-related and programmatic documentation.
• Performs routine data collection tasks for studies.
• Serves as program liaison to collaborating service providers and treatment centers.
• 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

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• Valid State of Florida Licensure or License
• Eligible in relevant field
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience (including experience received while training)
• Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes:
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Commitment to the University’s 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 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 certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

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. 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. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based certain categories protected by Federal law.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based certain categories protected by Federal law.