Travel Licensed Therapist - Behavioral Health
Sacramento, CA 
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Job Description
Responsibilities

Travel Therapist (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) Opportunity

Assignment Details - Licensed Outpatient Clinician

  • Specialty: Behavioral Health
  • Location: three outpatient facilities serving the Sacramento area (Davis/Folsom)
  • Flexible Start Date
  • Duration: 13 weeks with potential to renew
  • Full-Time, 40 hours per week
  • Shift: Days, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
  • Enhanced hourly rate & tax-exempt stipend where applicable
  • Bi-weekly pay
  • Paid travel to/from assignment
  • Opportunity for overtime

Who we are & where you can make a difference:

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company. Our Adventure Therapist program powered by Horizon Health offers flexible employment opportunities across our national network of over 200 behavioral health facilities.

Job duties to include:

  • Provide treatment and case management activities to the patient, which may include individual and group therapy, linkage with community resources, and discharge planning.
  • Provide high quality patient care, displaying good skills in assessment of patients' functional needs and outcomes; consulting with and participating as part of the patients' treatment team.
  • Provide clinically sound individual, family, and group therapies within required time frames and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
  • Complete and maintain all required documentation in a timely manner consistent with policies and regulations.
  • Assess patient needs regularly and assist in the developing and updating of the Master Treatment Plan.
  • Work within a team environment to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the patient.

Why become a Travel Therapist with Horizon Health?

  • Be independent, enjoy variety AND be part of a collaborative team.
  • Train once and receive your passport to over 200 UHS locations in 39 States and DC!
  • Start confident - receive our comprehensive orientation prior to your first assignment.
  • Career development opportunities - join a large, nationwide network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that educate, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry.
  • Our in-house travel program is exclusive to UHS behavioral health facilities across the country. View our locations:
  • Fall in love with a location and facility? An intercompany transfer into any permanent position is easy with no pause in your benefit coverage.

Benefits for our In-house Traveling Therapist program include:

  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Expand your experience and energize your career
  • Discounted Car Rental agreements
  • Multiple Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • 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. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. 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. 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.



To learn more about our travel positions before applying, please contact Devon Thornton - Adventure RN/Therapist Recruiter, at Devon.Thornton@horizonhealth.com.


Qualifications

Travel Therapist Job Requirements:

  • Education: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, mental health, or a related field required
  • Licensure/Certification: LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC California license required, CPR certification
  • Experience: Minimum of one (1) year direct clinical experience in psychiatric or mental health setting preferred. Experience in patient assessment, family motivation, treatment planning, discharge planning and communication with external review organizations or a comparable license preferred. Knowledge of medical necessity and documentation standards preferred.

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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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
1 year
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