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Lexington, Kentucky

Outpatient Therapist (LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA)

Social WorkerNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Outpatient Therapist
  • Full Time, Day Shift
  • $5,000 Sign on Bonus

As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for more than 39 years.

Job Duties Include

  • Provide therapeutic group and family treatment to patients with mental and substance abuse diagnosis.
  • Coordinate treatment through treatment planning, the treatment team process, and utilization and review.
  • Conduct psychosocial assessments.
  • Assess, develop, and implement groups to enhance treatment of patients.

What We Offer You

  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Sign On Bonus Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Retention Bonus Program, and Referral Bonus Program
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries
  • Close to Hamburg & I-75
  • Free parking on premises
  • Free meal with each shift

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022.

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. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

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 USA, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. uhs.com.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications

Education

Master’s degree in social work or other mental health field required.

Certifications/Licensure

Certification or licensure in social work or mental health field required, e. g., LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, etc.

  • Crisis intervention training is required and is offered upon hire.
  • CPR is required and offered upon hire.

Experience

One to two years of mental health experience required.

Other Skills

  • Written and oral communication skills.
  • Skills in case management.
  • Skills in time management.
  • Knowledge of acute psychological disorders, and advanced principals of abnormal psychology.
  • Familiarity with follow-up resource services available to patients.
  • Skills in conducting individual and family sessions.
  • Skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.

Must demonstrate the ability to treat all age populations as needed or have the capacity to develop skills through the organization’s cross-training, orientation program. Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation.

We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care!

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.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Group TreatmentUtilization ReviewWritten CommunicationPsychological Disorders KnowledgeConducting Individual Sessions

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,572 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,553/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Sign On Bonus Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Retention Bonus Program