Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Lead Therapist

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeColorado Springs, CO, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Frequently stand, walk, kneel, and reach while working with patients, residents, or students.
Maintain full range of body motion, including handling and physically restraining patients.
Be able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.
Be able to work rotating shifts and drive a vehicle if necessary.
Be able to speak, read, and write.
Visually supervise residents and hear requests for assistance from patients and staff.
Have the emotional stability, vision, and hearing necessary to perform the essential job functions.
Have strong organizational and communication skills, working knowledge of personal computers, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Complete required paperwork according to established protocols and regulatory agency requirements.
Maintain professional and appropriate boundaries with clients and families and act professionally in high-stress situations.
Have a Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work.
Have one year of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.
Meet or exceed hospital and regulatory agency training requirements.
Some positions may require LPC, LCSW, or LMFT licensure; a valid Colorado driver's license with a good driving record; and CPR and first-aid certification.
Perform tasks involving exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

Responsibilities

Facilitate therapist meetings; complete performance-improvement chart audits and provide associated feedback and coaching to therapists as needed; provide training to unlicensed clinicians and/or students; assist therapists with problem-solving and decision-making in imminent or challenging situations; and assist with program development, evaluation, and improvement. Additional tasks may be assigned by the Director of Clinical Services.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy to clients in acute-care, residential, or outpatient settings.
Take primary responsibility for treatment planning and, when necessary, interface with community agencies and referral sources throughout clients' courses of treatment.

Responsibilities

Lead duties include:faciliation of therapist meetings;, completing performance improvement chart audits and providing associated feedback and coaching to therapists as needed; providing training and to unlicensed clinicians and/or students; assisting therapists in problem solving and decision making processes for imminent and/or challenging situations; assisting with program development and program evaluation and program improvement; and other tasks may be added as needed as determined by the Director of Clinical Services. These tasks will be completed in addition to unit therapist responsibilities as described below.
The therapist role is designed to provide individual, group, and family therapy to clients within the acute care, residential or outpatient settings. Additionally, therapists have the primary responsibility for treatment planning and when necessary they will interface with community agencies and referral sources throughout the client's course of treatment.

Qualifications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
*	Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
*	Frequently stands, walks, kneels, reaches while working with patients/residents/students.
*	Requires full range of body motion including handling and physical restraint of patients.
*	Ability to perform CPR and first aid.
*	Ability to work rotating shifts. Ability to drive a vehicle if necessary.
*	Must be able to speak, read and write.
*	Ability to visually supervise residents & hear requests for assistance from patients and staff.
*	Emotional stability necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.
*	Vision and hearing sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
SKILLS:
Requires strong organizational and communication skills, working knowledge of personal computer, ability to maintain confidentiality. Able to complete required paperwork according to established protocol and regulatory agency requirements. Must be able to maintain professional and appropriate boundaries with clients and families. Ability to act professionally in high stress situations.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:
Masters degree in Counseling, Psychology or Social Work. One year clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults. LPC, LCSW, LMFT may be required for some positions. Some positions require a valid Colorado driver's license with a good driving record. CPR and first aid certification also required.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet or exceed hospital and regulatory agency training requirements.

EXPOSURE CATEGORY: I
Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1978

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