Remote Outpatient IOP Therapist - Part Time

Outpatient IOP Therapist - Substance Abuse Focused

Fully Remote, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Monday/Wednesday/Thursday

*Must be licensed in Kentucky. Must be able to attend hospital orientation in person.*

As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for more than 39 years.

Job Duties include:

• Provide therapeutic group and family treatment to patients with mental and substance abuse diagnosis.
• Coordinate treatment through treatment planning, the treatment team process, and utilization and review.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments.
• Assess, develop, and implement groups to enhance treatment of patients.

About Universal Health Services:

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 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 USA, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Job Qualifications:

Education

• Master's degree in social work or other mental health field required.

Certifications/Licensure

• Certification or licensure in social work or mental health field required, e.g., LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA, LCADC
• Crisis intervention training is required and is offered upon hire.
• CPR is required and offered upon hire.

Experience

• One to two years of experience working with those with a substance abuse disorder

Other Skills

• Written and oral communication skills.
• Skills in case management.
• Skills in time management.
• Knowledge of acute psychological disorders, and advanced principals of abnormal psychology.
• Familiarity with follow-up resource services available to patients.
• Skills in conducting individual and family sessions.
• Skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
• Must demonstrate the ability to treat all age populations as needed or have the capacity to develop skills through the organization's cross-training, orientation program. Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation.

We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care!

If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact Human Resources at (859) 268-6442.

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.

Notice

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