HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKER

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a rapidly growing psychiatric hospital passionate about delivering exceptional, compassionate care to both adult and geriatric patients. We are proud to foster a positive, high-energy, team-driven environment where supporting our patients—and each other—is at the core of everything we do. Since opening our first location in Magnolia, Mississippi in 2015, we’ve experienced tremendous growth and now operate 12 facilities across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.

As we continue this exciting journey, we are expanding our Lake Charles team in preparation for increasing our capacity to 42 beds—allowing us to make an even greater impact in the lives of individuals and families within our community.

What truly sets Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles apart is our people. Our team brings unmatched passion, dedication, and heart to their work every single day, and it shows in the care we provide. We are deeply committed to creating an uplifting, supportive workplace where every employee feels valued, empowered, and heard. We invest in our team by offering competitive compensation, meaningful opportunities for advancement, ongoing training, and a strong focus on 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 the effective operation and communication of the social services department. Serving as a key member of the multidisciplinary team, this role involves implementing and helping oversee social service interventions for patients. The Clinical Social Worker collaborates closely with medical staff, the Director of Nursing (DON), and nursing teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.

In this position, the Clinical Social Worker addresses patient concerns, advocates for their needs, and ensures that services and programming meet the highest standards of care. They interpret and uphold facility policies, ensuring consistent compliance across the department. The role requires a strong understanding of a broad range of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders.

Additional responsibilities include providing crisis intervention, leading special case conferences, maintaining communication with families, and taking an active leadership role in treatment team processes. The Clinical Social Worker also supports performance improvement initiatives and participates in quality management activities. Upholding the highest ethical standards, they advocate for patient rights and coordinate with external agencies to ensure continuity of care and the fulfillment of each patient’s needs at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles.

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.****