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Bradenton, Florida

Director of Clinical Services (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC)

Social WorkerIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provides quality mental health care and education services for adolescents, ages 11–17 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family and social challenges. The dedicated professionals at Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provide quality mental health treatment for children. The program establishes healthy behaviors and prepares children to transition back home.

The Director of Clinical Services provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and clinical expertise to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care. This role oversees clinical programs, ensures regulatory compliance, supports clinical staff, and collaborates with organizational leadership to drive excellence in service delivery and patient outcomes. Participate is Administrator on Call rotation.

Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans at day 31
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits

What Do Our Current Employees Value at UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership.

You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.

There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

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 101,500 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 29 acute care inpatient facilities, 346 behavioral health inpatient facilities and 168 outpatient and other facilities in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Requirements

Licensure by the State of Florida as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred; LMHC or LMFT required.

A Master’s degree in social work with at least five (5) years’ experience working with an emotionally disturbed population, which preferable would include adolescents.

Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the mental health field. At least two (2) years’ experience in clinical and administrative supervision.

Must be able to perform medium physically demanding work requiring walking, sitting or standing most of the time. Must be able to participate in the physical restraint and seclusion of patients. Must be able to participate in and complete Handle With Care Training on an annual basis.

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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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

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We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical SupervisionCrisis InterventionBehavioral Health TreatmentCase ManagementStaff SupportPatient Outcomes Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director of Clinical Services (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC) 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.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 20% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
12% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Bradenton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,782/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities