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Virtual Primary Therapist - Texas

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Virtual Primary Therapist at ERC Pathlight, focusing on conducting individual and group therapy for patients with various mental health conditions. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment plans, ensuring comprehensive care for each patient.

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related.
  • Independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy.
  • At least 2 years of experience carrying significant individual and/or family caseload with documented success in treating patients.
  • Experience facilitating individual and family therapy.
  • Preferred: Ability to learn required technology including a video meeting platform and EMHR.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct psychotherapy including individual, group, and family therapy.
  • Complete clinical paperwork and administrative tasks for each patient on the caseload.
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient.
  • Attend treatment team meetings to coordinate patient care with the interdisciplinary team.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Video Conferencing
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Engagement Skills
  • Organizational Skills

About the company

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Eating Recovery Center

  • Mental & Behavioral Health
  • Large
  • 1,001–5,000
We guide patients and their families struggling with eating disorders out of the darkness and into life. Eating Recovery Center (ERC) is the nation’s leading mental health care system dedicated to the treatment of eating disorders. ERC specializes in treating patients struggling with eating disorders and related conditions including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, diabulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), unspecified eating disorders and co-occurring conditions (OSFED). Led by the world’s leading experts, ERC provides innovative, evidence-based treatment programs tailored for patients of all ages, genders and ethnicities. Working with patients as well as their families, ERC's multi-disciplinary treatment programs are designed to help illuminate their unique paths forward and provide a foundation for resilience and long-lasting mental wellness. ERC offers Inpatient, Residential, Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) levels of care in centers across the country as well as Virtual PHP and IOP (video) telebehavioral health services. For more information, please visit eatingrecoverycenter.com.

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Job description

Who We Are 

We’re changing lives, and we’re hiring people who want to do the same. 

ERC Pathlight treats eating disorders, mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions with evidence-based, compassionate care. We meet patients where they are, through locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, and help them build recovery that lasts. 

Founded in 2008 by psychiatrists and psychologists, we’ve helped 35,000+ people start their recovery. The need for quality mental health care keeps growing, and we’re looking for people who want to meet it. 

Why Join Us 

Your work matters. You matter. 

You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and leaders who do right by our patients, every time. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to transform mental health care, you belong here. 

What you’ll be doing:

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST

Seeking therapists with full independent licensure in Texas State. Position is 100% remote, Full- time (40 hours per week). 4 Hours of group therapy per day. with 16 individual and family sessions per week 

Program Details: Virtual Partial Hospitalization

The Virtual Primary Therapist conducts individual and group therapy (adults, children and adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders; conducts family therapy and/or family education sessions; develops each patient’s individualized treatment plan; and works with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan. All sessions are conducted within a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform, following established protocols. Virtual therapists are required to obtain and maintain licensure for additional states, as needed, under the direction of their clinical manager/director. This position is remote.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

  • Conducts psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy
  • For each patient on case load, completes clinical paperwork and administrative tasks including:
    • Treatment plans
    • Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
    • Aftercare plan
    • Discharge summary
    • Regular communication with patient's outpatient community provider(s)
  • Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load
    • Completes psychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
    • Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
    • Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
  • Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient’s care with interdisciplinary team. May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates

Primary Therapist II must haves:

  • Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
  • Has obtained and maintains an independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy (required)
  • 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; Demonstrated ability to work independently; Developing specialty within line of service and broadening expertise with other populations.
  • Experience facilitating individual and family therapy
  • Ability to move from one group assignment, linen of service, and/or ages to the next with ease - flexibility
  • Collaborative nature, strong communication - multi-disciplinary team
  • Engaging and skilled in navigating video interactions
  • Familiarity with or ability to easily and quickly learn required technology including a video meeting platform, EMHR, and other computer programs

Primary Therapist III must haves:

  • Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
  • Has obtained and maintains an independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy (required)
  • 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.
  • Ability to move from one group assignment, linen of service, and/or ages to the next with ease - flexibility
  • Collaborative nature, strong communication - multi-disciplinary team
  • Engaging and skilled in navigating video interactions
  • Familiarity with or ability to easily and quickly learn required technology including a video meeting platform, EMHR, and other computer programs

This range is dependent upon candidate's state of residence, experience and market expectations.

Virtual Pay Range$69,000—$95,000 USD

What We Offer 

At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. 

We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. 

We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home. 

When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives. 

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