PRN THERAPIST

Position Summary

McDowell Center for Children is seeking a dynamic and talented PRN Master Level Therapist. The Therapist creates a safe environment for residents, saves lives when necessary, provides hope, empowers residents, and teaches new tools for coping to residents. The PRN Therapist provides services under the supervision of the Clinical Director.

• Create a safe environment for residents.
• Saves lives when necessary.
• Provides hope and empowers residents.
• Taught new coping tools to residents.
• Provides services under the supervision of the Clinical Director.

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Social Services related field required.
• Experience:
  
  Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population or residential setting preferred.
• Licensure: TN Social Work or Professional Counselor Licence preferred.
• Skills/Knowledge:
  Prefer candidates who possess knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors.
• Additional Requirements:
  
  Must complete and maintain competency training in CPR, HWC and Verbal De‑Escalation – aggression management, crisis intervention and restraint training. Training may be obtained during first week of employment during new hire orientation.
• Work Hours:
  
  Typical hours during the day are 8:00am - 4:30pm. Days may vary on an as needed basis.

Employees value an environment that puts patient care first, supportive and responsive leadership, opportunities for growth, learning and career advancement with robust continuing education options, and a large network of peer coworkers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry.

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.