INPATIENT THERAPIST - LICENSE REQUIRED

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System; Streamwood (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging work

Generous PTO

Medical/Dental/Vision

401K with match

Student loan refinancing

Career development

Job summary

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System in Illinois seeks a Program Therapist for our inpatient treatment team. The role provides crisis intervention, individual therapy, family and group therapy, and discharge planning, within a bio-psycho-social framework.

You will contribute to comprehensive treatment planning and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to meet clients’ emotional health goals. A Master's degree and LPC/LSW licensure are required; LCPC/LSW preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mental health/human services required.
• Minimum two years’ experience in behavioral health preferred; focus on family and group therapies.
• Strong clinical assessment skills; experience with child/adolescent populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention, individual therapy, family and group therapy.
• Develop and implement treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with the treatment team and manage cases within bio-psycho-social framework.

Skills

Psychotherapy techniques

Time management

Therapeutic documentation

Education

Master’s degree in mental health/human services

Job description

Full-Time

The Program Therapist performs social service functions to include assisting clients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, and specialized clinical social services for consumers/families receiving care. The clinical social services provided includes crisis intervention, individual therapy, short and/or long-term family therapy, group therapy, treatment planning and discharge planning. The Program Therapist serves as an integral member of the treatment team and is also responsible for case management of consumers internal/ external support systems.

Responsibilities

Inpatient Therapist-License Required

Full-Time

The Program Therapist performs social service functions to include assisting clients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, and specialized clinical social services for consumers/families receiving care. The clinical social services provided includes crisis intervention, individual therapy, short and/or long-term family therapy, group therapy, treatment planning and discharge planning. The Program Therapist serves as an integral member of the treatment team and is also responsible for case management of consumers internal/ external support systems.

Benefits Include

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System (SBHS)

is a 178-bed acute care facility located in Streamwood, IL and has been providing mental health treatment to the Chicagoland community and the state of Illinois since 1991. We are dedicated to offering services to meet the ever-changing emotional and behavioral healthcare needs of children, adolescents, adults, and their families.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in a mental health/human services field is required. A minimum of two (2) years experience in a behavioral health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention and treatment skills is preferred; must have strong clinical assessment skills, with majority of experience focused on the child/adolescent population.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

LPC or LSW Required. LCPC or LSW preferred. Primary Source Verification shall be required through Illinois Department of Professional Regulations

SKILLS

Trained in psychotherapy techniques providing therapy, training in evidenced based models including CBT, DBT, etc. preferred. Time management and experience completing therapeutic documentation.

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.

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