Group Facilitator

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center is a 182-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Oakland Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, FL. FLBHC features individual units for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health.

The Group Therapist facilitates process and psychoeducational groups in the effort to assist patients achieve their treatment goal and optimal level of emotional health during their recovery process. The incumbent facilitates groups with individuals struggling with substance abuse disorder.

Benefits for Group Therapist include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Tuition Assistance

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by  Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in  Forbes  inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited school in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or related field
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) required

Experience:

• Two (2) year of experience working in a Behavioral Health Center or psychiatric counseling setting with adults and/or adolescents treating co-occurring, mentally ill, or chemically dependent patients, with an understanding of co-occurring disorders, Therapeutic group procedures and dynamics and Cultural Linguistic Diversity amongst patients.

Licensure/Certification :

• CPR certification
• CPI certification

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong therapeutic skills and knowledge of therapeutic philosophies (group and individual treatment skills)
• Working knowledge of developmental stages
• Some minimal knowledge of community resources
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients with varied ability to understand
• Strong assessment skills and ability to intervene in a variety of situations
• Sensitive and aware of diverse cultures and their practices