Licensed Social Worker (Master's Degree/LCSW Required) - Acute Psych Setting

UHS

3 days ago

United StatesFull TimeSocial Worker

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UHS as a Licensed Social Worker (Master's Degree/LCSW Required) - Acute Psych Setting in United States. Responsibilities Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

Key Responsibilities

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO.

Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

Website: https://highlandsbhs.

Requirements

experience working with adolescents.

Benefit & Reward Highlights: Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program.

Student Loan Repayment Program.

Challenging and rewarding work environment Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries Competitive.

Benefits & Compensation

Saturday or Monday

Friday (12p

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field such as counseling or psychology Experience

Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred. Previous experience working with adolescents required. Licensure

Work Schedule

Full-time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UHS as a Licensed Social Worker (Master's Degree/LCSW Required) - Acute Psych Setting.

Key Skills

Psychotherapeutic skillsDischarge planningAftercare planningGroup therapyIndividual therapyCrisis interventionCase managementPatient careRegulatory complianceAdolescent care

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Social Worker (Master's Degree/LCSW Required) - Acute Psych Setting at UHS a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Social Work social worker listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Social Work — Social Worker Career Context

This Social Work position at UHS is open to social worker candidates.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychotherapeutic skills, Discharge planning, Aftercare planning, Group therapy, Individual therapy, Crisis intervention, Case management, Patient care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The Licensed Social Worker integrates social services into patient care, focusing on discharge and aftercare planning. They provide individual and group psychotherapy to adolescents and adults to resolve complex psychiatric issues.

Benefits package: Tuition and educational reimbursement program, Student loan repayment program, Career development opportunities, Competitive compensation, Paid time off, Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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