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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

THERAPIST (MA/MSW)

Social WorkerPart-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Roxbury is currently hiring part-time and per diem Therapists to work with our patients on our acute psychiatric units.

This position offers you the opportunity to work with both adults and adolescents.

This position qualifies for a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Offered for Full-Time Hires!!

Roxbury Treatment Center, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., has been a beacon of hope and healing for 41 years, serving those struggling with behavioral health and substance use issues.

Located in Shippensburg, PA., our 112-bed behavioral health facility offers acute psychiatric, detoxification, and rehabilitation services for adults as well as an adolescent inpatient psychiatric program for youth ages 13-17. We also have two substance use disorder outpatient offices in Carlisle and Chambersburg.

Our mission is to provide high-quality behavioral health services in an environment that values service excellence, respect, and ethical standards, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

Job Duties and Responsibiliites

Provides clinical social work services on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Roxbury Treatment Center.

Responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy in addition to psychoeducation group development.

  • Responsible attend treatment team meetings to ensure treatment plan aligns with patient assessed needs.
  • Participates in the management of patient commitment status, discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Completes Timely Chart Documentation and Progress Notes

Is knowledgeable and assists in crisis management including assessment of the patient with revisions to the care plan as needed.

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 since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or related Social Services field required.

Experience

  • Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
  • LICENSING/CERTIFICATION: Licensure is not required, but preferred.

KNOWLEDGE: Prefer knowledge of case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningSubstance use disorder treatment

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
38% this job
CME allowance
34%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Social Work listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Shippensburg

Typical market rent
$1,134/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

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