Program Therapist

1 day ago
Virginia$75K - $85KFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join Discovery Behavioral Health as a Program Therapist – M-F, No Weekends in Remote, Virginia.

Key Responsibilities

  • Essential Job Functions: 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.

Requirements

  • time Schedule: Monday
  • Friday, 11am
  • free workplace and perform pre
  • employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $75K - $85K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.
  • No weekends required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Discovery Behavioral Health in Remote, Virginia.

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentsTherapy sessionsCase managementPsychoeducational groupsMilieu interventionsCrisis managementUtilization reviewDischarge planningPatient safetyEating disorder treatmentBehavioral healthClinical documentationTherapeutic rapportFamily therapySuicidality assessment
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Therapist at Discovery Behavioral Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Discovery Behavioral Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Discovery Behavioral Health lists compensation for this psychologist position at $75k to $85k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Virginia.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
  • Transparent compensation ($75k–$85k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical assessments, Therapy sessions, Case management, Psychoeducational groups, Milieu interventions, Crisis management, Utilization review, Discharge planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Program Therapist provides clinical treatment services, including conducting therapy sessions, facilitating psychoeducational groups, and managing patient cases within a multidisciplinary team. They are also responsible for clinical documentation, utilization reviews, and coordinating discharge ...

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid Time Off, CME Allowance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Discovery Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Irvine, CA
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Paid Time Off
CME Allowance
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday

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