Lead Therapist, Wed. thru Sat., 8am-6pm

University Behavioral Health of Denton is a private freestanding psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and chemical dependency care.  Serving North Texas and surrounding areas, UBH Denton has provided a range of programs treating mental health illnesses and substance abuse issues since 2005. Our inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services offer supportive and compassionate care for adolescents and adults with specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment that puts patient care first while also having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.

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Shift:  FT, Day, Wednesday thru Saturday, 8am - 6pm

Responsibilities:

The Lead Program Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting 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/psychoeducation, complete specialized clinical social work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, facilitate therapeutic groups, and providing information and referrals as needed. Collaboratively work with interdisciplinary treatment team for coordination and planning of patient care.

The Lead Program Therapist also consists of ensuring that Social Services team members are also conducting practice to at the optimal level of daily case management functions. Provide direct oversight to Social Services team members to ensure maintaining compliance with paperwork, patient engagement therapeutic activities and attendance. Milieu management support by way of ensuring therapeutic services remain on schedule and patients are actively engaging in services. Act as a “Staff Mentor”, by way of leadership, active services excellence education to peers and team members. Training of new therapist and mentoring their development as appropriate team member and clinicians to the facility.

Benefit Highlights:

• Tuition savings with Chamberlain University
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Pet Insurance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. 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 99,000 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.

Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.

Experience: Preferred a minimum of three (3) years experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, case management/discharge planning, must have strong clinical assessment skills, hospital experience strongly preferred.

Licensure: Program Therapist must be state certified in social work or clinical related mental health field. LPC-Intern, LPC, LMSW, or LCSW license required.

Additional Requirements: CPR certification, Handle With Care and Verbal De-Escalation training within 30 days of employment prior to assisting in a restraining procedure.  Must be able to pass a competency exam for the area upon hire. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.

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