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Fort Walton Beach, Florida

THERAPIST (MA/MSW)

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Gulf Coast Treatment Center in Fort Walton Beach, FL is currently seeking a Master's Level Therapist to join our team. Under the direction of the Director, the Therapist provides for the delivery and documentation of age/population specific psychotherapy and social services and assists family members and referral sources with continuum of care from the admission process through discharge planning.

Responsibilities

Completes psychosocial assessment. Obtains information basic to psychosocial assessment and information related to diagnosis/treatment experiences, age, developmental stage, life style, traits/disorders and psychopathology. Completes treatment plan, treatment plan revisions, and monthly progress reports.

Promotes safe and therapeutic interdisciplinary patient care through consultation and supervision, effective communication, interactions with and training of direct care staff as needed, and milieu interventions. Uses de-escalation, mediation, conflict resolution and other less restrictive responses in relationship to the level of the patient while safely managing patient aggression. Provides targeted intervention for identified clients.

Provides clinically sound individual, family, and group therapies within required time frames and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Conduct individual, group and family therapy using therapeutic approach specified in the patient’s treatment plan. Report known and suspected abuse to appropriate entities. Set, prioritize and coordinate treatment goals with patients.

Provide quality documentation for psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, therapies, court reports, discharge planning, staffing, eligibility reviews, and medical records within required time frames.

Collaborate with the treatment team regarding the need for continued care or discharge, and communicate discharge plans and aftercare effectively with patients, families, referral sources, and treatment team. Access internal and external resources on clients' behalf.

Measure interventions against expected outcomes and modifies as indicated.

Provide education/consultation to client/family, treatment team and community. Communicate psychosocial impact of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment interventions.

Assist Risk Management with investigations regarding patient care and reported abuse, neglect. Comply with standards, policies/procedures, laws and regulations.

Contribute to program development designed to meet joint goals. Contribute to performance improvement and quality improvement initiatives. Identify need for professional growth and seek appropriate professional development opportunities Completes other duties as assigned.

This Opportunity Provides the Following

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401k plan with company match

Generous Paid Time Off

If you meet the above requirements and are looking for a rewarding career, please take a moment to share your background with us by applying online. UHS offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and benefits programs including medical, dental, life insurance and 401k.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion.

In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

*UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware.

Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware.

Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.

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Qualifications

  • Masters Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or other Human Service field.
  • Active Florida State license as LMHC or LCSW preferred.
  • Experience in DBT and CBT treatment programs preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyCrisis interventionCase managementClinical assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates THERAPIST (MA/MSW) 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 6,344 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, 36% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% 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).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,344 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $56k (middle half $53k–$67k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Florida301 active6,342 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 24% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida social worker listings (all specialties): 3% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment315 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,540 in the last 30 days1,334 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,344 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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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 6,344 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

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401k plan with company match
Generous Paid Time Off
Growth and development opportunities

Living in Fort Walton Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$319k
Typical market rent
$1,828/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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