Job Information
Universal Health Services COUNSELOR - PRN Weekdays in SHREVEPORT, Louisiana
Responsibilities
Brentwood Hospital is looking for a dynamic Counselor / Social Worker (LMSW, LCSW, LPC, PLPC)! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health. Help, providing a safe, nurturing environment while they are with us. Hope, by providing options for continued improvement when they leave this environment.
The Counselor / Social Worker provides quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to the patient population and their families. The counselor also serves as a member of interdisciplinary team supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy and assures the delivery of quality treatment to all patients.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Provides individual and family process-oriented therapies as well as conducts educational and other didactic sessions for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.
Documents patient history and identifies preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members.
Join our team and discover a rewarding, fulfilling career. Brentwood Hospital is a 260-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brentwood has served Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas for more than 45 years. We provide quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life. A dedicated professional team provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our patients in a safe and nurturing environment.
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, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading health-care provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Mission Statement: To provide superior quality health-care services that: PATIENTS recommend to family and friends, PHYSICIANS prefer for their patients, PURCHASERS select for their clients, EMPLOYEES are proud of, and INVESTORS seek for long-term returns.
Qualifications
This opportunity is available to individuals who meet the following requirements:
Education/Experience: Master's Degree in social work, counseling or related field. Licensure by the LASWBE / LSBLPC required. Experience in inpatient or outpatient mental health setting preferred. Knowledge of acute adult psychological disorders; advanced principals of abnormal psychology as specifically applied to adults; familiarity with follow-up resource services available to adults; skills in conducting marital and family group therapy.
Hours: Week and weekend hours available
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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