HOSPITAL CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a rapidly growing psychiatric hospital proudly dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients. We’ve built a positive, team-driven culture where supporting our patients—and each other—is at the heart of everything we do. Since opening our first facility in Magnolia, Mississippi in 2015, we’ve experienced exciting growth and now operate 12 locations across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.

As we continue to expand, we are thrilled to grow our Lake Charles team in preparation for increasing our capacity to 46 beds—allowing us to serve even more members of our community with excellence and care.

Our employees are truly the heart of our success. Their passion, dedication, and compassion make a difference every single day, and we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We proudly support our team with competitive pay, opportunities for advancement, ongoing training and development, and a strong commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

If you’re looking for more than just a job—if you’re looking for a purpose, a supportive team, and the opportunity to truly make a difference—then Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is the place for you.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Clinical Social Worker at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is responsible for coordinating and supporting the social services department while working as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

This role collaborates with medical staff, nursing leadership, and families to address patient needs, provide crisis intervention, and support individualized treatment and discharge planning. The Clinical Social Worker advocates for patients, ensures compliance with facility policies, and helps maintain effective communication across all levels of care.

Additional responsibilities include participating in case conferences, supporting quality improvement efforts, and coordinating with external agencies to ensure continuity of care. This position requires strong clinical knowledge, communication skills, and a commitment to ethical, compassionate service.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND/OR EXPIERENCE:

Education: Master’s in Social Work form an accredited school of social work
License: Licensed through the State by the Regulatory Body that is vested to bestow licensure to Social
Workers
Experience: One year experience performing duties as a Social Worker in a Behavioral Health setting

BENEFITS:

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Excellent staff to patient ratio

Competitive Compensation

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

Freedom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

****All Applicants selected for employment will be required to undergo a post-offer drug test and federal background investigation.****