THERAPIST (MA​/MSW) - PRN

Responsibilities

The Therapist is responsible for conducting Biopsychosocial Assessments, individual, family and group therapy, as well as treatment plan creation and updating in respective assigned timelines. The Clinician is responsible for overseeing the patient discharge planning process and appropriate utilization of department resources. The Clinician encourages active participation in programming and documents all services, interventions, and outcomes in a timely manner. The Clinician responds to emergency codes as requested or assigned.

Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related human services field from an accredited college or university related to licensure requirement.

Completion of an appropriate internship including the provision of individual, group, and/or family therapy. Experience providing individual, group, and/or family therapy in an inpatient facility is preferred.

Current LMSW, LCSW, LPCA, or LPC Texas licensure required. Additional credentials of LCDC or LMFT are a plus. Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider course to be completed prior to working in a clinical setting and every 90 days. Handle with Care and Verbal De-Escalation training must be completed during new hire orientation and annually prior to working in a clinical setting.

Additional training to be completed with respective timeline.

Complete psychosocial assessment. Develop, modify, and oversee individualized treatment plans. Maintain accurate documentation of therapeutic services as provided. Facilitate individual and group therapy, and family consultation in accordance with treatment plan/patient safety. Attend and participate in treatment team as assigned by Clinical Services Manager and Director of Clinical Services. Provide case management services. Interface with other departments, including Utilization Management if requested.

Oversee discharge planning requirements. Communicate patient status to multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrist. Provide services and documentation in a timely fashion in accordance with best practice standards by regulatory bodies, TAC, and facility policies. Participate and document clinical supervision. Ability to communicate effectively with all types of patients and caregivers. Must be able to identify and address the needs of all types of patients in the adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

Practice teamwork.

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.