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Coral Gables, Florida

Social Worker, MSW

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

  • 80%better work-life than Social Work peers
  • +67%Social Work listings, last 30 days

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Job Description

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The Department of Social Services has an exciting opportunity for a full-time MSW, Social Worker at UTower.

Summary

The Social Worker, MSW provides social services to patients and their families, including counseling and support. Moreover, this position establishes a plan of care that fosters personal worth, spiritual well-being and human dignity in each patient.

Core Job Functions

1. Collaborates and facilitates patient discharge plans for those requiring post patient care.

2. Reassesses plan of care according to the physical and emotional needs of patient.

3. Performs patient assessment, including looking at illness, mental status, and family dynamics.

4. Documents relevant data accurately and in compliance with laws and regulations.

5. Links patients and their families to appropriate community resources.

6. Serves as patient advocate and liaison to physicians, insurance companies, and community agencies.

7. Helps the patient and their family to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.

8. Provides clinical supervision and guidance to junior social workers.

9. 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 social work
  • Minimum 1 year of experience
  • Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

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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 counseling and support to patients and their families while facilitating discharge plans and coordinating care. They also serve as a patient advocate and provide clinical supervision to junior staff members.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess at least one year of relevant experience. The role requires strong assessment skills and the ability to navigate complex medical and family dynamics.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case managementPatient advocacyDischarge planningMental health assessmentDocumentationCommunity resource coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker, MSW at UOMUOMUS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,104 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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.

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 31 employers

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$80k-100k
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$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
29%
CME allowance
29%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$65/hr
#2

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#3

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

$65/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Coral Gables

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.64M
Typical market rent
$3,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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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