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Residential Therapist (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LSW or Associate) PRN

UHS

#Mental Health #LMHC #LMFT #DBT #LCSW #UHS #LSW #Adolescent Care #Psychiatric Treatment #Utilization Review

Quick overview

The Residential Therapist provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy to youth with mental health challenges. They are also responsible for obtaining social histories and acting as a liaison between patients, families, and referral sources.

Requirements summary

A Master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling is required, along with a valid Indiana license (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, or LSW). Candidates should have working knowledge of DBT and preferably one year of experience in a psychiatric setting with adolescents.

postgraduate degreeCrisis InterventionClinical DocumentationGroup TherapyFamily TherapyUtilization ReviewPsychotherapyDialectical Behavior TherapySocial History Collection

Job description

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can work at least 8 hours per week, flexibility to cover weekends, evenings, new admissions or discharges Midwest Center for Youth and Families (a subsidiary of UHS) has been in operation since 1997, serving youth across the country that are in need of psychiatric treatment for variety of mental health issues.
The Midwest Center is a respected healthcare provider, fully accredited, 74-bed private, residential treatment facility with locations in Valparaiso and Kouts, IN.
We are dedicated to care of the hearts and minds of our patients with compassion and superior quality behavioral healthcare services through our full-immersion Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program for children and adolescents ages 10 - 18 who struggle with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges.
Join us as the leaders providing service excellence to patients, their families and each other!
Website: https://midwest-center.com/ The Residential Therapist carries out the responsibilities of obtaining social history information to familiarize clinical staff and physicians with the patient and any past/present problems.
Acts as liaison with the patient’s family or support system and referral sources.
Provides direct psychotherapy to patients in individual, family, and group settings.
Assists with utilization review with third party payor sources.
If you would like to learn more about this position before applying, please contact Madison Reddell, Clinical Recruiter, at Madison.Reddell@uhsinc.com or by phone at (484)-584-2790.
About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.
During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.
Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S.
States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education: Master's degree in social work, psychology or counseling required.

Experience

Prefer one year of experience working in a psychiatric setting with patients aged 10-18yrs. Must have working knowledge of DBT.
Licensure/Certifications: LCSW, LMFT, LMFT-A, LMHC, LMHC-A, or LSW license in the state of Indiana required or license eligible. Must complete DBT skills training certification course within 6 months of hire. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.