PRN SOCIAL WORKER (MA / MSW)

Responsibilities

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 outpatient programs.

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The Social Worker / Therapist assists in the integration of social services functions in the patient care, discharge planning and aftercare planning process with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies and health care facilities. The Social Worker / Therapist provides direct care to patient as appropriate and ensures compliance with quality patient care and regulatory standards. The Social Worker / Therapist assists patients and thei r families through the use of psychotherapeutic skills to understand, identify and resolve complex problems resulting from psychiatric illnesses utilizing group and individual therapies.

Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at HIGHLANDSBHSHumanResourceContact@uhsinc.com.

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

Requirements :

Education - Master's Degree in Social Work or related field such as counseling, psychology or related field

Experience - Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Licensure - LCSW or LPC preferred.

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