Outpatient Therapist

About the role

Recovery Centers of America (RCA) announced a goal in 2013: Save one million lives from the disease of addiction. We're working fast and hard to fulfill that promise, with over 11 facilities that offer evidence-based inpatient, outpatient, and medication-assisted treatment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As an Outpatient Primary Therapist, you'll help facilitate family therapy sessions, as well as individual and group sessions. Our curriculum, resources, and evidence-based care were created to help patients not just achieve recovery, but maintain it for life.

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

Qualifications

A Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling is required; licensure as a MHC, LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or Ph.D. in Psychology is preferred. One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving culturally diverse populations is also required.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Ability 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
• 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
• Knowledge of group, individual and family counseling

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.