Director - Substance Abuse Services
 Universal Health Services | |
 United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
 Apr 08, 2025 | |
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Responsibilities
Hartgrove Behavioral Health System consists of a 160-bed leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing quality behavioral health services for a diverse population of all ages. Hartgrove is a flagship behavioral health facility within Universal Health Services, Inc. and throughout Illinois. Hartgrove is a state-of-the-art facility offering some of the most advanced technologies and programs found in the behavioral health field. We are dedicated to our teamwork approach and provide a highly compassionate and therapeutic environment, as well as offering a continuum of specialty programs throughout our inpatient, partial and outpatient services. JOIN OUR CLINICAL LEADERSHIP TEAM!! The Director of Substance Abuse Services is responsible for planning, directing, managing and overseeing all substance abuse services activities. Assesses the quality of our programming and service provision to patients and families. Assures maintenance of standards for quality services as defined by professional bodies, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and other accrediting organizations. Supervises all program activities for all in-patient units. Supervision includes, but is not limited to, programming, interactions with patients as well as implementing new programs and in-services as needed. Designs and leads implementation of programming. Assists with the provision of leadership and strategic planning of the services and programs offered ensuring programs meet the needs of the community and the facility's performance goals and objectives. A Career with Hartgrove Behavioral Health System Offers....
For information about the benefits we offer, please visit UHS Benefits Service Center. Qualifications JOB SPECIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. The Director of Substance Abuse Services must demonstrate knowledge and skills in provision of services to a varied populations including adolescent and adult patients in an inpatient and partial hospitalization program. Education: Doctorate in Psychology, Psy D., or Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Psychology required. Experience: 3+ years experience working in substance abuse services, one + year supervisory experience. Licensure/Certification: Licensed Psychologist, Psy D., LCPC or LCSW required. CADC strongly preferred. Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of individual and family therapy theory and practice, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management. Knowledge of theory and practice of assessments. Able to work cooperatively with other hospital staff and involved community agencies. Good organization skills, as well as oral and written communication skills. About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. 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. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Notice At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449. Pay Transparency:To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience. Apply
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