VIRTUAL PROGRAM THERAPIST

Horizon Health Corporation; Rosemead (CA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a Virtual Program Therapist to assist adult and adolescent patients remotely. This role involves conducting therapeutic sessions and managing patient care in a virtual environment. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree and have experience in psychiatric care. Bilingual Spanish is highly preferred. Competitive compensation and professional development opportunities are included.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Tuition savings for further education

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care setting.
• Direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention required.
• Familiarity with online video-assisted communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs.
• Conduct educational and therapeutic groups online.
• Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare team members.

Skills

Compassionate care

Crisis intervention

Therapeutic treatment

Group therapy

Bilingual (Spanish)

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Reasons Eating Disorder Center

Virtual Program Therapist – Daytime/Per Diem (Adult and Adolescent)

* Candidates must be located in California *

Are you caring, compassionate and hardworking?

Apply today to join our amazing team!

Reasons Eating Disorder Center (Reasons) is seeking candidate professionals, preferably with previous experience working with eating disorders, trauma, substance use and LGBTQIA+ communities, to provide compassionate care to our diverse patients for virtual partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. Candidates must be in California, but the job is online.

Job Description: The Reasons Virtual Program Therapist performs functions including assisting adult and adolescent patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to access their optimal level of emotional health through therapeutic treatment, comprising individual therapy, psych diagnostic assessment, teaching, completing specialized clinical social work services for patients receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, group therapy, milieu management, and providing information and referrals as needed.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Formulate and conduct educational, therapeutic, and/or support groups online.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers regarding resident status and progress.
• Interact and communicate with community agencies in assessment of and service to patients.
• Provide liaison and referral services to community agencies and appears in court when requested or subpoenaed.
• Maintain confidentiality in compliance with professional ethics according to professional and facility standards.

Requirements:

Education: Master’s Degree required from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.

Experience: Program Therapist requires a minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care setting, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and strong clinical assessment skills, preferred. For a specialty program (for example, Eating Disorders) experience with that population is preferred. In lieu of experience, specialized education and training may be acceptable.

Licensure: Program Therapist must be master’s prepared or higher. Licensed and/or License-eligible therapist, preferred.

Additional Requirements: A familiarity and ease with online video-assisted communication. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime. Saturday coverage as needed. Bilingual (Spanish) Highly Preferred.

Our facility supports professional development and provides a place of respite and reflection for all genders and ages to work through their eating disorders and discover their reasons for recovery.

Video tour of the facilities is available. You can view it at: https://youtu.be/12Z_zSwcAHY

Locations: https://reasonsedc.com/about-us/locations/

Website: reasonsedc.com

Qualifications

Qualifications

Reasons’ employees receive great opportunities.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career and growth opportunities
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Competitive Compensation
• Tuitions savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University.

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