Jess Ambiee, LCSW-S, ACHP-SW
Social Worker, Comprehensive Memory Center
Social Worker, Health Social Work
The University of Texas at Austin, MSSW
University of South Florida, MA, Applied Cultural Anthropology
Biography and Education
Clinical Biography
Jess Ambiee, LCSW-S, ACHP-SW, is a licensed clinical social worker in the UT Health Austin Comprehensive Memory Center. He is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Health Social Work care team. He specializes in counseling, grief and loss, and advanced care planning, and he provides support and resources to individuals living with dementia and their families. Additionally, Jess Ambiee is an assistant professor of practice in The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.
Jess Ambiee earned his master’s degree in applied cultural anthropology from the University of South Florida and a second master’s degree in social work from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also an advanced certified hospice and palliative social worker and served as a The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work Field Instructor for the past two years.
Jess Ambiee serves as a volunteer community educator with the Alzheimer’s Association and is involved with ongoing research projects within UT Health Austin’s Comprehensive Memory Center.
Board Certification
- Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Social Worker
- Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Supervisor
- Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Insurance Accepted
Insurance Accepted
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus Essential HMO
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Aetna Seton Health Alliance
- Aetna Whole Health
- Ambetter-Superior Health Plan - Exchange Plan
- Amerigroup/Amerivantage Classic
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage HMO/Health Select (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO/UT Select
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials/Blue Essentials Access - Exchange Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PAR Plan
- Cigna - All plans
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- EHN/WEB TPA - (Whole Foods)
- Humana HMOx
- Humana Medicare Advantage - all plans EXCEPT Humana Medicare Gold Plus. (Primary Care Providers are Out of Network for Humana Gold Plus)
- Humana PPO/HMO/Choice Care (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Magellan
- Medicaid/TMHP (Medicaid is not accepted in the Walk-In Clinic)
- Medicare Part B Traditional fee for service (Novitas)
- Optum
- Seton Health Plan Smarthealth
- United Healthcare AARP PPO
- United Healthcare All Savers/Choice/Choice Plus/PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Dual Complete Focus HMO
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare One