Senior Staff Social Worker

University of Cincinnati,

Student Affairs Counseling & Psychological Services
 
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Last Posted:

Mon, Sep 29th, '25

Deadline:

12/8/2025

Start Date:

01/19/2026

Last Updated:

Mon, Sep 29th, '25

 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
  • |
  • Full Time

This position would be a member of the Counseling and Psychological Serves (UC-CAPS) team. Under general supervision from a designated administrator, provide comprehensive clinical, consultative, emergency and case management services, following all relevant national association ethical standards and state and federal laws regarding service delivery, record keeping, documentation, and other professional activities.

Essential Functions

  • Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation.
  • Provide education and counseling to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's illness and/or life situation; may utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies.
  • Provide therapy through face-to-face sessions, via tele-medicine, or telephone conferencing. recommendations.
  • Maintain knowledge of external resources for patient needs to foster recovery.
  • Liaison with community agencies; participate in area activities related to mental health.
  • Manage department appointment schedules as appropriate.
  • Ensure that patient care documentation is timely, legible, and efficient.
  • Perform all required data collection for the department accurately and within expected time frame.
  • Participate in clinical supervision as needed on a scheduled basis.
  • Maintain current licensure, participate in continuing education, and meet competency skills for evaluations in area of practice. Maintain knowledge of and compliance with HIPAA policies, documentation guidelines, and other related regulatory requirements. Keep current with social work and health care developments and seek to increase further enhancement of job-related knowledge.
  • Participate in departmental and outpatient Psychiatry meetings, quality improvement efforts, and make sure peer review standards are met.
  • Provide education to other health care professionals.
  • May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
  • Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

The University of Cincinnati is a public research university with an enrollment of more than 44,000 students, offering over 300 programs of study.  The university was founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College.  It is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati, the second largest university in Ohio, and one of the largest universities in the United States.  UC is made up of the Uptown campus (main campus and Medical campus) and 3 regional campuses.  In 2010, UC was ranked in the top 100 universities in North America and as one of the top 200 in the world.  Beginning with the 2011 edition of US News and World Report Best Colleges rankings, the University of Cincinnati has been ranked as a Tier One university.  UC also has been designated as one of the most beautiful campuses and has been named a “green university.”  Among the many academic offerings, UC has an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology program in the Department of Psychology.  The university competes in 19 Division I (NCAA) sports and its athletics teams are known as the "Bearcats," competing in the American Athletic Conference.  Additionally, UC is the largest employer in the Cincinnati region, with an economic impact of more than $3 billion.  You can learn more about the University of Cincinnati by visiting the UC website: www.uc.edu.

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.

 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education

Master’s Degree must be in Social Work.

Required Trainings/Certifications

  • State of Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or licensed eligible (must be obtained within six (6) months of employment)
  • State of Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor (LISW-S) (must be obtained within six (6) months of employment).

Required Experience

Five (5) years of post-master’s counseling and case management experience

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is looking for qualified individuals to apply for the Sr Staff Social Worker position and join our energetic, multidisciplinary, student-centered collaborative team of mental health professionals.

 
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