Outpatient Therapist (Licensed)

Outpatient Therapist (Licensed)

Full-Time Days (M-F, 8am-5pm)

Starting salary: $70,720/annually, +DOE

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 outpatwwwt programs. www.highlandsbhs.com

Position Summary:

The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing support to the day-to-day operations of the Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient programs (IOP) including, but not limited to: administrative functions, utilization review, assessment, discharge planning, group/individual therapy, case management, and other duties related to delivering a successful program.

Highlands Behavioral offers comprehensive benefits such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation, Tuition, Loan assistance
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

What do our current employees value at Highlands Behavioral & UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working at Highlands is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer therapists and nurses and facility leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

Education / Experience

Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field.

Experience: Prefer a minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care facility, outpatient mental health center, or other equivalent mental health setting with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills. Outpatient experience highly preferred. Combination of education, licensure and experience and/or student internship hours may be considered.

License: Must possess licensure in the State of Colorado as a LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.

Additional Requirements: CPR/BLS certification and Handle with Care. These certifications will be offered during New Hire Orientation if applicant does not currently hold.

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.We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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