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Social Worker, LCSW

Social WorkerFull-Time

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The UHealth System at the University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a full time Social Worker, LCSW in the Cancer Support Services Department.

Summary

The Social Worker, LCSW works with clients in order to help them deal with issues involving mental and emotional health. This position provides emotional support, mental health evaluations and therapy, and case management services.

Core Job Functions

  • 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.

Refers patients and their families to specialized treatment programs in accordance with their needs, and monitors and evaluates their progress.

  • Collaborates with the other departments to integrate care where needed.
  • Maintains current and appropriate documentation in patient chart.
  • Acts as a mandated reporter in suspected child abuse cases.
  • 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 of Social Work (MSW)

Certification and Licensing

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • BLS Certified (within 3 months of hire)

Experience

Minimum 1 year of experience

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 on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type

Staff

Key Responsibilities

The Social Worker provides mental health evaluations, therapy, and case management services to cancer patients. They also advocate for patient access to resources and collaborate with other departments to integrate care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). A minimum of one year of experience is required, along with BLS certification within three months of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health evaluationBehavioral assessmentPatient advocacyMandated reportingPatient educationTreatment planning

Social Worker Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Jobs

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Salary Distribution10 jobs · 8 employers

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$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution11 jobs · 8 employers

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Adjuvant Behavior Health · Austin, Texas

$60-$62/hr
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Remote-Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Dallas, Texas

$60-$62/hr
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$115k-$120k
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Outpatient

$65k-$100k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Miami

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$619k
Typical market rent
$3,008/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Tuition Remission
Comprehensive Benefits Package