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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Social Worker - Behavioral Health Setting

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeLouisville, CO, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment is critical.
  • A master's degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology, or a Social Services-related field is required.
  • A license-eligible degree is required; the candidate must be able to register with DORA and be willing to work toward LCSW, LMFT, or LPC licensure if not already licensed.
  • The candidate must be available for at least four shifts per month and have weekday availability.
  • The Social Worker must be flexible for reassignment to units serving adults, adolescents, and dually diagnosed patients in an inpatient hospital setting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide patients and families with assessment, interventions, support, advocacy, and case management as a primary provider and/or as ancillary support to the primary medical provider.
  • Practice as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical intervention and support to patients and families.
  • Assess patients, develop treatment plans, and intervene to address needs identified in the assessment and by the team.
  • Use knowledge of culture, age, and developmental stages to develop treatment plans and provide interventions, independently or as a member of a clinical team.
  • Provide psychosocial assessments, daily process groups, participate in daily treatment planning, process mental health certifications, and provide discharge planning and case management services with referral sources and other hospital departments.

Desired Qualifications

  • One to two years of mental health experience is preferred, particularly experience in a psychiatric mental health inpatient setting.
  • Licensure is preferred.
  • Knowledge of case management, discharge planning, group leadership, age-specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, and family therapy theory and practice is preferred.

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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