Responsibilities

Come join our team and love what you do! We're currently hiring a Per Diem Milieu Therapist for Fremont Hospital!

The Milieu Therapist functions in assisting patients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs. These include enabling the patient, through therapeutic treatment skills, to achieve their optimal level of emotional health. Services provided are basic consultation, teaching, specialized clinical services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.

In addition, the Milieu Therapist is responsible for managing the treatment activities offered to the patient including: treatment planning; interfacing with the physician led treatment team; and provision of psychotherapeutic groups and activities to patients and their families. The Milieu Therapist provides clinical consultation and support to unit milieu staff to implement best practices in clinical intervention.

About UHS:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, mental health or a related field.

  Experience:

• One year direct clinical experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting and experience in patient assessment, family motivation, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities is required.

  Licensure:

• Registered and in good standing with the BBS or active license Issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, or other applicable license:

• LCSW, MFT, or Licensed Psychologist is preferred.

  Additional Requirements:

• Must successfully complete the Fremont Hospital’s non- violent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training course within 90 days of employment and prior to assisting with preventative intervention measures.

• CPR Certification must be current and presented to Human Resources upon hire.

• May be required to work overtime and flexible hours.

  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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