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Licensed Clinical Therapist: Hybrid-10am-6pm

Nemours Children's Health logoNemours Children's HealthOrlando, FLFull timePosted today
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open mental health therapist jobs in Florida post a median of $45 an hour, the middle half $34.24–$56.50, across 21 jobs that state their pay. Mental health therapists employed in Florida earn a median of $27.30 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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About the job

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

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .

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About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is a not-for-profit pediatric health system headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with children's hospitals in Wilmington, Delaware and Orlando, Florida and more than 70 (source: Nemours Children's Health, About Nemours) locations in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Source: Nemours Children's Health, About Nemours

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