INPATIENT THERAPIST - LICENSE REQUIRED

Universal Health Services; Streamwood (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work enviro​

Competitive Compensation & Generous PT

Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription

401(K) with company match

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing

Career development within UHS

Job summary

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System (SBHS) seeks an Inpatient Therapist in Streamwood, IL. This full-time role requires a licensed mental health professional to provide crisis intervention, individual, family and group therapies, and contribute to treatment and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in a mental health field and licensure such as LPC or LSW; pediatric/adolescent experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a mental health/human services field.
• Minimum of two years in a behavioral health care facility with family and group therapies.
• Strong clinical assessment skills with focus on child/adolescent.
• LPC or LSW licensure; LCPC or LSW preferred; primary source verification via Illinois DPR.
• Training in psychotherapy techniques; CBT/DBT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide social services to meet bio-psycho-social needs and enable access to therapeutic treatment skills.
• Deliver crisis intervention, individual therapy, short/long-term family therapy, group therapy, and discharge planning.
• Act as integral team member and handle case management for consumers and their support systems.

Skills

Psychotherapy techniques

CBT

DBT

Time management

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in mental health/human services

LPC or LS W licensure

Job description

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 evidence based models including CBT, DBT, etc. preferred. Time management and experience completing therapeutic documentation.

EEO Statement

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