Outpatient Therapist

Recovery Centers of America; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Centers of America invites applications for the Outpatient Primary Therapist role in Virginia. The position is a full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm schedule with a starting salary from $100,000.

The therapist will plan, direct, and coordinate evidence-based, person-centered treatment programs across hospital and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include assessing clients, developing goals, coordinating treatment with families, and guiding individuals through recovery.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling; Virginia licensure (LPC/LCSW/LCADC/LMFT).
• 1–3 years in behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving diverse populations.
• Experience in individual, family, and group counseling (PHP/IOP).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment; multitask effectively.
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate clients' mental and physical health and readiness for treatment.
• Help clients develop treatment goals and plans.
• Review and recommend treatment options with clients and families.
• Assist clients in developing recovery-support skills and behaviors.
• Identify triggers and coping strategies with clients.
• Educate families about addiction and provide guidance.
• Refer clients to additional resources and services.
• Conduct outreach to identify signs of addiction and steps to avoid it.
• Oversee census within the assigned area and ensure budgetary requirements are met.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Schedule: Full-time Monday-Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)

Salary: from $100,000

If you're looking for a fulfilling, life-changing job, Recovery Centers of America is the right place for you. And you're the right candidate for us!

Position Overview

The Outpatient Primary Therapist plans, directs and coordinates medically-approved programs for patients in hospitals, substance abuse facilities, or other institution . Inspires and motivates RCA clients and to help them develop tools to work toward recovery using evidence-based and person-centered practices

Specific Responsibilities

• * Evaluate clients' mental and physical health, addiction, or problem behavior and assess their readiness for treatment
• * Help clients develop treatment goals and plans
• * Review and recommend treatment options with clients and their families
• * Help clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior
• * Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery
• * Teach families about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to cope with those problems
• * Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups
• * Conduct outreach programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as steps to take to avoid such behavior
• * Direct oversight of census within assigned area, including ensuring adequate leads and/or direction where appropriate .
• * Ensures site meets census/budgetary requirements.

Education and Experience

• * Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required; Virginia licensure as a LPC , LCSW, LCADC, or LMFT required .
• * One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving culturally diverse populations.
• * Including experience conducting individual, family, and group (PHP/IOP) counseling.
• * Excellent verbal and written communication skills required .
• * Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• * Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• * Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.
• * Proven ability to handle multiple projects under pressure.
• * Must have strong knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• * Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.
• * Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.
• * Exhibits excellent customer relation skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.

RCA is a recovery-friendly workplace.

If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, don't wait, call or text us now at 1-800-RECOVERY.

**A former patient may not be hired at the same location where they were treated until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the completion of their treatment at that location. Former patients may be considered for employment at locations within RCA other than where they were treated within a year after treatment.

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Work Days

Monday-Friday

Work Shift

1st

Shift Hours

8:00am-4:30pm

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