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Social Worker, LCSW

Social WorkerFull-Time

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

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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 crisis intervention to cancer patients. They also manage patient cases, advocate for resource access, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification. A minimum of one year of experience and BLS certification are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health evaluationPatient counselingBehavioral health assessmentTreatment planningPatient advocacyMandated reportingCollaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 30 active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 40% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

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).

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) median $60k (middle half $55k–$70k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) listings in Florida287 active6,963 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 40% no call · 63% no weekends30 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Social Worker listings: 3% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment287 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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

16 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs · 9 employers
5
<$105k
2
$120k
4
$125k-145k
3
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

12 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

LCSW Clinician

Crestwood Behavioral Health · San Jose, California

$65-$73.16/hr
#2

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Full Time, Day)

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$58.21-$70.76/hr
#3

FFS Clinical Supervisor - LCSW

$62-$70/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$123k-$141k
+ 14 more · ranked by pay

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.

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Living in Coral Gables

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.65M
Typical market rent
$3,345/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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