LEAD THERAPIST (LICENSED)

Responsibilities

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System has a full time Lead Therapist position available

The Lead Therapist performs all functions of the SBHS Inpatient therapist role including assisting clients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs while enabling them to employ skills and strategies to facilitate physiological and emotional regulation and optimal level of emotional health. Service provision involves basic consultation, psychoeducation, and specialized clinical social services for consumers/families receiving care at SBHS. The clinical social services provided include crisis intervention, individual therapy, short and/or long-term family therapy, group therapy, treatment planning and discharge planning. The Lead Therapist serves as an integral member of the treatment team and is also responsible for case management of consumers’ internal and external support systems. The Lead Therapist attends shift change meeting on his or her unit to facilitate effective communication and collaboration among the interdisciplinary team members. The Lead Therapist participates in periodic SBHS Clinical Leadership meetings and unit meetings for his or her assigned unit.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected health care management companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 80,000 employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence and compassion.

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.

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 individual, family and group therapies, crisis intervention and treatment skills are preferred; must have strong clinical assessment skills, with majority of experience focused on the child/adolescent population.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: LCSW, LSW, LPC, LCPC or LMFT is required within two (2) years of employment. Employee may pursue designation of Clinical Psychologist instead of above licensures.  Primary Source Verification shall be required through Illinois Department of Professional Regulations

Additional certification as alcohol or other drug abuse counselor is preferred. Primary Source Verification shall be required through Illinois Department of Professional Regulations

Other relevant credentials may be accepted at the discretion of the CEO and Director of Human Resources

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.

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