Responsibilities

Outpatient Therapist - Adult Population

Dover Behavioral Health System has an exciting position within our Outpatient Social Services Department. We invite applications for the position of a Outpatient Therapist to join the Universal Health Services, Inc. family. The successful candidate will provide clinical services to our outpatient adult patients for Dover Behavioral Health System located in Dover, DE.

What do our outpatient Therapist do?

• Conduct risk assessments, and psychosocial assessments to document patient history and identify preliminary issues for treatment

• Assist patients to meet 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

• Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans, ensuring that concise, realistic care plans are carried out.

• Provide individual, group and family process-oriented therapies as well as conduct other didactic groups using various professional treatment modalities.

• Act as the patients' and families' primary contact during the patient's stay at the facility, as well as their advocate with the treatment team.

• Develop and coordinate an individualized discharge plan for the patients, communicate with referral sources and identify and assess family or community resources such as group homes, or mental health practitioners to meet the patient’s aftercare needs.

  Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work or related field is required

• LMSW, LCSW, or other licensures are also great to have

• A minimum of one year experience with direct experience in family and or group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and clinical assessments

• Experience working in an outpatient setting preferred

• Self Driven and able to meet deadlines is a must

  About Universal Health Services

  One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation (for the past 17 years), UHS today operates more than 400 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers across the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.K. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees.

  Unwavering passion, superior talent, and focused determination are the keys to being UHS. Our corporate and healthcare facility team members bring these qualities to each and every encounter—with our patients and each other—in contributing to the delivery of high-quality care

  About Dover Behavioral Health System:

  Dover Behavioral Health is a mental health facility located in Dover, DE. Our 104 bed treatment center provides mental health and addiction treatment services to individuals from Delaware, Maryland, and most other states throughout the US. Our experienced, caring professionals are the heart of what we do, providing superior inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare services for adolescents and adults. We provide consistent attention to our patients and are responsive to their individual needs. Our treatment programs are tailored to the needs of each patient and are developed and implemented through a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach that combines the skill and expertise of our healthcare professionals. All who turn to us for assistance will find a helping hand and a compassionate heart. Please visit www.doverbehavioral.com for more information.

  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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