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Inpatient Therapist PRN

Universal Health Services
United States, D.C., Washington
900 23rd Street Northwest (Show on map)
Apr 24, 2026
Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Institute of Washington is seeking a talented and dynamic Inpatient Therapist (PRN) to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals!

PRN offers flexibility during the week! Weekend availability required.

The Psychiatric Institute of Washington provides comprehensive behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults suffering from mental health and addictive illnesses. PIW is a 130 bed, short-term, acute care hospital offering inpatient, partial and intensive outpatient hospitalization, as well as specialized treatment programs for chemical dependency. PIW has an excellent reputation as an innovative hospital with caring, dedicated staff, experienced in the delivery of behavioral healthcare. Situated in the safe, historical Tenleytown neighborhood, PIW is one mile from the Tenleytown Metro stop and within walking distance to local cafes and restaurants.

The role:Responsible for facilitating individual and group therapy to individuals with trauma, affective mood disorders, co-occurring or substance use complications. Groups are held Monday through Friday. The group therapist will facilitate group therapy topics that are able to generalize to each member's needs. Responsible for providing direct patient care to adult's ages 18-+ that is congruent with the philosophy and standards of practice defined by the Department of Clinical Care Management. Responsible for conducting the intake and psychosocial assessments, case management activities, group and individual therapy, crisis intervention and participating as an active member of the interdisciplinary team

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 itsinceptioninto an esteemedFortune500 corporation, annualrevenues during2025 were$17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one ofFortuneWorld's Most Admired Companies and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.

Headquarteredin King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately101,500 employeesand continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care inpatient facilities, behavioral health inpatient facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physiciannetworkandvarious related serviceslocatedin 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., PuertoRicoand the United Kingdom. Foradditional informationvisitwww.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related discipline from an accredited graduate school
  • A Graduate Clinical Licensure in District of Columbia required (LGPC/LPC)
  • Minimum one to two years' experience in delivery of direct clinical services in a behavioral health setting; some portion of which must have included treatment of substance use and Trauma conditions;
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of hospital systems, including intake/admission procedures, experience working with third party payers preferred, but not required. Experience in outpatient, inpatient and partial hospital work preferred
  • Candidates must meet the company's hiring criteria to include a pre-employment verifications, background investigation and drug test.

E-VERIFY Statement

PIW participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.

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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We are aware of ascamwhereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillsetand experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, creditcardor bank information,etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns toappropriate lawenforcement. 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.

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