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Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Hospital Social Worker (Master's Degree Required) - Monday - Friday

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62k-$90k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 53m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Responsibilities

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus with Commitment!

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: highlandsbhs.com

The Social Worker/Therapist assists in the integration of social services functions in the patient care, discharge planning and aftercare planning process with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies and health care facilities.

The Social Worker/Therapist provides direct care to patient as appropriate and ensures compliance with quality patient care and regulatory standards.

The Social Worker/Therapist assists patients and their families through the use of psychotherapeutic skills to understand, identify and resolve complex problems resulting from psychiatric illnesses utilizing group and individual therapies.

This position will also be responsible for running groups, discharge planning and handling any legal paperwork for patients that may be needed on weekends.

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 Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:benefits.uhsguest.com
  • Shift Hours: Monday - Friday (8am - 4:30pm)

Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at HIGHLANDSBHSHumanResourceContact@uhsinc.com.

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

  • Education - Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field such as counseling or psychology
  • Experience - Previous experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.
  • Licensure - LCSW, or LPC preferred

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 during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 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 in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

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.

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If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. 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
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Social Services IntegrationPsychotherapyGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyPsychiatric CarePatient And Family SupportRegulatory ComplianceCare Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospital Social Worker (Master's Degree Required) - Monday - Friday at UHS a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,365 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 20% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,365 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$62k–$90kSocial Work median $70k (middle half $68k–$73k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$74k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Colorado121 active6,498 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 20% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-on · loan repaymentColorado Social Worker listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 21% offer loan repayment130 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,510 in the last 30 days1,443 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,365 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About UHS

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

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus with Commitment
Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Living in Highlands Ranch

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$609k≈ 9.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,559/mo≈ 49% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.