Social Worker (LCSW) - Licensed Clinical Therapist (Finance)

Nemours is seeking a LCSW for our Downtown Orlando location! The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing therapeutic services to support the emotional and psychological well-being of pediatric patients and their families. This role focuses on helping individuals adjust to medical conditions and mental health challenges, promoting optimal functioning through evidence-based interventions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and family therapy to children and adolescents with a range of diagnoses, including adjustment to medical illness, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and autism spectrum disorders.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Support patients and families in navigating the healthcare system and accessing appropriate community resources.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
• Apply knowledge of developmental stages and age-specific needs in therapeutic approaches.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in compliance with professional and regulatory standards

Additional Responsibilities:

Conduct biopsychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify needs to establish treatment goals and periodically reassess patient/family situations and adjust treatment plans as necessary.

Provide therapeutic interventions addressing a wide range of needs, including depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations and all other mental health diagnosis.

Participate in interdisciplinary assessments and treatment planning, offering consultation to physicians and healthcare team members.

Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to address patients' mental and behavioral health needs.

Coordinate and provide individual and family therapy sessions based on clinical need.

Document all interventions and patient interactions in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in accordance with departmental guidelines and signed all notes within 10 days of the encounter.

Ensure compliance with Medicaid, CMS, and other regulatory agency requirements for documentation and billing.

Communicate and coordinate with insurance providers, case managers, and other stakeholders to authorize necessary services.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships across disciplines and departments.

Stay informed about community resources and provide families with relevant, up-to-date information and referrals.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree required
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .