Primary Therapist I

Eating Recovery Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 57,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

ERC Pathlight is seeking a Primary Therapist in Chicago to provide hands-on treatment and therapy for patients with eating disorders and related conditions. This vital role involves conducting psychotherapy, creating individualized treatment plans, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The position offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing education opportunities to support both professional development and employee wellness.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Conduct psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy.
• Develop individualized treatment plans.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy sessions.
• Attend treatment team meetings.
• Complete clinical paperwork.

Skills

Therapy

Assessment

Education

Master’s or Doctorate Degree in counseling or related field

Job description

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Who We Are

ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 9 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety and trauma-related disorders.

Who We Are

ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 9 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety and trauma-related disorders.

How you’ll serve our patients: A Day In The Life As a Primary Therapist - Youtube Video

As a Primary Therapist at ERC Pathlight, you can expect to be a part of team that delivers hands-on treatment, therapy sessions and/or support to our patients in one of our many centers around the nation, or virtually through our tele-behavioral health platform. The Primary Therapists Conducts individual, family, and group therapy (adults, children and adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders. Our Primary Therapists develop each patient’s individualized treatment plan and work with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan.

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

• Conduct psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load:
• Complete biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Create individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Create treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
• For each patient on case load, complete clinical paperwork including:
• Treatment plans
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Wellness plan and aftercare plan
• Discharge summary
• Attend treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds to coordinate patients care with interdisciplinary team
  

Primary Therapist I Must Haves

• Master’s or Doctorate Degree required in counseling or related field
• Registered as an associate or intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy
• Experience with individual/family therapy preferred
  
  

Primary Therapist II Must Haves

• Has obtained and maintains a full clinical mental health license as required by state
• Has carried significant individual and/or family caseload for at least 2 years with documented success in treating patients with common diagnoses and expected comorbidities
  
  

Primary Therapist III Must Haves

• At least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety, ED and/or trauma related disorders
• Some experience supervising other clinicians
• Has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success treating more complex cases
  
  

How We Invest In You

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role by offering ongoing training and continuing education opportunities as well as support to achieve internal growth.

What we offer

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation starting range for the Primary Therapist role is $57,000 to $93,000 per year. Ranges are based upon market expectations and are dependent upon candidate experience

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