THERAPIST - Registry PHP/IOP

Universal Health Services • Streamwood, IL

48d

About The Position

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, and their families. One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Requirements

• Must have a Master's Degree in related mental health field.
• 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 is preferred; must have strong clinical assessment skills, with majority of experience focused on the child/adolescent population.
• LPC/LSW is Required.
• Primary Source Verification shall be required through Illinois Department of Professional Regulations.

Nice To Haves

• LCPC/LCSW preferred.
• Candidate may pursue designation of Clinical Psychologist in lieu of referenced licenses.

Responsibilities

• The PHP/IOP Therapist is responsible for performing social service functions to include assisting clients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs while enabling them through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, and specialized clinical social services for consumers/families receiving care.
• The PHP/IOP therapist will provide crisis intervention, individual therapy, short-term family therapy, group therapy, treatment planning and discharge planning.
• The therapist serves as an integral member of the treatment team and is also responsible for case management of consumer's internal/external support systems and responding effectively to requests for information on a wide range of human service needs.
• Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills and possess a thorough working knowledge of the State of Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act.
• Must be able to effectively work with patients of any age population and demonstrate an understanding of normal growth and development as well as developmental stages, and must possess knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees