Hospital Social Worker (Master's Degree Required)

Universal Health Services; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision plans

401(k)

Discounts on insurances

Job summary

Highlands Behavioral Health System in Littleton, CO is seeking a Social Worker/Therapist to support patient care through discharge and aftercare planning. The role uses psychotherapeutic skills to help patients and families understand and address complex problems related to psychiatric illness.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, collaboration with hospital departments and external agencies, and ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Education – Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field such as counseling or psychology
• Experience – Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred
• Licensure – LCSW or LPC preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists in social services integration for patient care, discharge and aftercare planning.
• Provides direct care to patients and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Uses psychotherapeutic skills for individual and group therapy to address psychiatric issues.

Skills

Social Work

Psychotherapy

LCSW/LPC eligible

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work

Job description

Responsibilities

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus with Commitment!

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

Website: https://highlandsbhs.com

The Social Worker/Therapist assists in the integration of social services functions in the patient care, discharge planning and aftercare planning process with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies and health care facilities. The Social Worker/Therapist provides direct care to patient as appropriate and ensures compliance with quality patient care and regulatory standards. The Social Worker/Therapist assists patients and their families through the use of psychotherapeutic skills to understand, identify and resolve complex problems resulting from psychiatric illnesses utilizing group and individual therapies.

Benefits & Reward Highlights

• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Shift Hours: Monday - Friday

Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at [e-mail].

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Education – Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field such as counseling or psychology

Experience – Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Licensure – LCSW, or LPC preferred

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.