Therapist

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center has an immediate opening for a Therapist (licensed professional preferred) to provide social services, including discharge planning.

Full & Part Time Positions Available! Weekdays & Weekend Shifts Available!

The Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to access, through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, group therapy, providing information and referrals as needed, and individual therapy when ordered by an MD. Provides a variety of psychotherapeutic services, group, family, individual to adults and adolescents in psychiatric hospital setting, presenting with co-occurring disorders, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse disorders, and other behavioral disorders. Provides social services, including, but not limited to discharge planning.

Requirements:

• Must be a Registered Intern with the State of Florida, and be able to provide a Supervisory Agreement.

• LCSW, LMHC, or CAP- Preferred

• CPR certification

Only candidates meeting the above requirements will be contacted for interviews.

FLBHC employees enjoy:

• 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

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 328 Subsidiaries!

Education / Training:

• Master’s degree from an accredited school in Social Work, or Mental Health Counseling; License preferred

• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) required or equivalent

Experience:

• One (1) year of experience working in a hospital or psychiatric counseling setting with adults and/or adolescents.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong therapeutic skills and knowledge of therapeutic philosophies (group and individual treatment skills)

• Working knowledge of developmental stages

• Some minimal knowledge of community resources

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients with varied ability to understand

• Strong assessment skills and ability to intervene in a variety of situations

• Sensitive and aware of diverse cultures and their practices

About us:

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center, a subsidiary of UHS, is a beautiful, conveniently located, private 182-bed hospital that specializes in the treatment of drug addiction, mental health issues, and concurrent disorders for adults as well as adolescents. Our professional staff members are committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive care that uniquely fits the intensity and severity of each patient’s needs. This commitment extends to the family and community of our patients as a whole.

We offer a continuum of mental health and addiction services in a confidential, caring environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, personal growth, and problem-solving capabilities. Our overall goal is to provide patients with the highest quality treatment possible for drug abuse and mental health issues in order to help them achieve good health and long-term sobriety.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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.

About the Company:
Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center