Program Therapist - Behavioral Health Lead

Center for Discovery; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Job summary

Center for Discovery seeks a Program Therapist to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary behavioral health team in Tacoma, WA. The role focuses on ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational groups, conducting assessments, and delivering therapy sessions within a structured clinical model.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00–4:30, onsite at the Tacoma facility. Salaries range from $80,168 to $95,000 with a $5,000 relocation bonus for this role.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience working in the mental health field.
• One year of experience working with eating disorders.
• Must possess a current driver’s license and be in good standing

Responsibilities

• Ensures clinical documentation is completed timely throughout the course of treatment.
• Establish therapeutic rapport with patients and families/loved ones.
• Facilitates admission assessments and the admission process for new patients with professionalism, courtesy, and a welcoming attitude.
• Participates in weekly treatment team and communicates weekly treatment goals with all team members.
• Completes appropriate number of therapy sessions weekly for patients, including family/support system sessions aligned with the patients’ level of care.
• RTC: two individual sessions and one family/support system session; PHP: one individual session and one family/support system session; IOP: one therapeutic session – individual or family/support system, as clinically indicated.
• Begins discharge planning on day of admission for all patients.
• Completes discharge session with patient to ensure coping skills, transition plan, and resources are understood and intact.

Job description

Center for Discovery seeks a Program Therapist to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary behavioral health team in Tacoma, WA. The role focuses on ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational groups, conducting assessments, and delivering therapy sessions within a structured clinical model.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00–4:30, onsite at the Tacoma facility. Salaries range from $80,168 to $95,000 with a $5,000 relocation bonus for this role.