Lead Therapist for Intensive Outpatient & Partial Hospitalization

Healthpath-Medical-; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

HealthPath Medical & Psychiatric in Charleston, West Virginia seeks a licensed therapist to found and lead our new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). This ground-floor leadership role offers ownership to shape structure, curricula, and care delivery.

You will oversee group, individual, and family sessions, ensure medical necessity, support accreditation, build referrals, and mentor clinicians as the programs scale.

Qualifications

• Active WV behavioral health license or license-eligible.
• Experience delivering IOP services is required.
• Ability to lead program development and drive adoption.

Responsibilities

• Found the IOP and PHP programs and drive overall implementation.
• Design group schedules, curricula, clinical workflows, and policies.
• Deliver sessions (group, individual, family) using evidence-based modalities.
• Assess care levels, document medical necessity for authorizations.
• Lead accreditation activities and payer utilization reviews.

Skills

IOP/ PHP delivery

Group facilitation

ASAM Criteria knowledge

Entrepreneurial mindset

EHR & outcomes

Education

West Virginia license (LPC/LICSW/LCSW/LMFT/Psychologist)

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Lead Therapist for Intensive Outpatient & Partial Hospitalization (Program Launch)

Help us build something new. We're looking for an energetic, self-driven licensed therapist to launch and lead our new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) — and to shape how we deliver higher-acuity behavioral health care for years to come.

About HealthPath

HealthPath Medical & Psychiatric is a growing behavioral health practice in Charleston, West Virginia committed to compassionate, evidence-based care. We're expanding our continuum of care to include IOP and PHP services and we're looking for a clinical leader to help us get there.

This is a ground-floor leadership role.You won't be stepping into a program someone else built. You will help build it.

What you'll do

• Serve as the founding clinician and driving force behind our new IOP (ASAM Level 2.1) and PHP (ASAM Level 2.5) programs.
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  Partner with leadership to design and refine program structure — group schedules, curriculum, clinical workflows, and policies — and get the programs running.
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  Deliver high-quality, compassionate clinical care: facilitate group, individual, and family sessions using evidence-based modalities (CBT, DBT, MI, relapse prevention).
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  Conduct biopsychosocial and ASAM level-of-care assessments; determine the appropriate level of care and document medical necessity for authorizations and concurrent reviews.
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  Help prepare the programs for accreditation (CARF/Joint Commission), and commercial payer utilization review.
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  Build referral relationships and help grow a healthy, appropriate census.
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  Mentor and, as the team grows, supervise clinicians and interns and help set a positive, recovery-oriented culture.
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  Track outcomes and lead continuous quality improvement.

What we're looking for

• Active, independent West Virginia behavioral health license— LPC, LICSW/LCSW, LMFT, or licensed psychologist (or clearly WV license-eligible).
• Hands-on experience delivering Intensive Outpatient (IOP)services (required); PHP/IOP experience strongly preferred.
• A skilled group facilitator who is confident leading psychoeducational and process groups.
• Working knowledge of the ASAM Criteria, level-of-care determination, and medical-necessity documentation.
• An energetic, self-driven, entrepreneurial mindset— you take ownership, solve problems, and make things happen without waiting to be told.
• Comfort with an EHR and using outcome measures to guide care.

Nice to have

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  Experience with substance use and co-occurring disorders.
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  Prior program development or program-launch experience.
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  An approved clinical supervisor credential (or willingness to obtain one).
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  Familiarity with commercial payer authorization and concurrent review.

What we offer

• A rare chance to build and lead two new programsfrom the ground up — real ownership and real impact.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Benefits: health / dental, PTO, 401(k)
• A supportive, mission-driven team that values compassionate, evidence-based care.
• Growth path into expanded clinical leadership as the programs scale.